Selenite may refer to:
Substances containing selenium
edit- A selenium-containing anion or ionic compound with the SeO32− anion:
- Selenite (ion), anion is a selenium oxoanion with the chemical formula SeO32−
- Selenous acid, the conjugate acid, with the formula H2SeO3
- Salts of this anion:
- Silver selenite, an inorganic compound of formula Ag2SeO3
- Sodium selenite, a salt, a colourless solid, and the most common water-soluble selenium compound
- Selenite (ion), anion is a selenium oxoanion with the chemical formula SeO32−
- Selenite broth, an enrichment medium for the isolation of Salmonella species
Other
edit- Selenite (mineral), a variety of gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
- Selenites is a synonym of Zophos, a genus of land snails in the family Haplotrematidae
- Selenite Range, a mountain range in Pershing County, Nevada
- Selenite Peak, a summit in the Selenite Range, Nevada
- Selenite, a high class citizen that experienced space travel, from the videogame Event_0
- Selenite, a fictional native inhabitant of the Moon; see Moon in science fiction#Life on the Moon
- Selenitic Age, a fictional place in the game Myst