transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-lə-ˌnīt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English selinete, from Latin selenites, from Greek selēnitēs ( lithos ), literally, stone of the moon, from selēnē; from the belief that it waxed and waned with the moon
Date: 15th century
: a variety of gypsum occurring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses