Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SE-LE'NI-UM
SEL-EN-IT'IC, or SEL-EN-IT'IC-ALSE-LEN-IU-RET, or SE-LEN-U'RET
SE-LE'NI-UM, n. [supra.]
An elementary acidifying and basifying substance, extracted from the pyrite of Fahlun in Sweden. It is a solid of a gray dark brown color, with a brilliant metallic luster, and slightly translucent.
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