▪ I. selenic, a.1 rare.
(sɪˈlɛnɪk)
[Formed as prec. + -ic.]
Of, pertaining to, or derived from the moon.
| 1816 Bentham Chrestom. Wks. 1843 VIII. 132 Selenic, Selenigenous, or simply mechanical source of motion. 1849 Otté tr. Humboldt's Cosmos I. Index s.v. Chladni, On the selenic origin of aërolites. |
▪ II. selenic, a.2 Chem.
(sɪˈlɛnɪk)
[f. selen-ium + -ic.]
selenic acid, an acid formed when selenium is oxidized by fusion with nitre.
| 1818 tr. Berzelius in Ann. Philos. XI. 293 The selenic acid is soluble in water and in alcohol. 1867 Bloxam Chem. 220 Selenic acid (SeO3) is not known in the anhydrous state. |