Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z selected That have been selected or chosen. selectedly selectively; involving special selection selectedness The property of being selected. selectee A person who is selected. selectin Any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins important in cell adhesion selecting An act of selection. selection The process or act of selecting. selectional Of or pertaining to selection. selectionally In a selectional way. selectionism Any doctrine or theory that is based on selection, especially in terms of evolution. selectionist Relating to selectionism selectionistic Synonym of selectionist. selectiostat A form of photobioreactor. selective Of or relating to the process of selection. selectively In a selective manner, only affecting or applying to some selected cases. selectiveness The state of being selective; discernment. selectivity The quality of being selective, or extent to which something is selective. selectly In a select manner. selectman Any of a board of municipal officers elected to manage some New England towns. selectness The property of being select. selectome A structured collection of positively-selected traits selector Someone or something which selects or chooses. selectorate The group of people involved in making a selection, e.g. to select a party's candidate for an election. selectorial Relating to selection. selectorized Of exercise equipment, having a level of resistance adjusted by moving a pin or lever. selectperson A selectman or selectwoman. selectron A slepton which is the hypothetical supersymmetric partner of an electron. selectwoman A female selectperson. selegiline The levorotatory form of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor deprenyl that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₁₇N·HCl as an adjuvant to therapy using the combination of ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and is sometimes used alone to treat endogenous depression or to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease. selekeh Slovenly, unkempt. Selena A female given name from Ancient Greek. selenane A saturated six-membered heterocycle containing five carbon atoms and one selenium atom selenate Any salt or ester of selenic acid. selenatian Containing selenate anions. selenation Reaction with a compound of selenium Selenator A fan of American actress and singer Selena Gomez (born 1992). selenazofurin The selenazole carboxamide 2-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-1,3-selenazole-4-carboxamide that has some antiviral activity selenazole A five-membered unsaturated heterocycle having one nitrogen atom, one selenium atom and two double bonds selendang a multipurpose sash tied around the shoulders to carry infants and groceries, or draped over the head. Selene The goddess of the Moon. selenelion A lunar eclipse occurring as the Moon sets, simultaneously with sunrise. selenenic Of or pertaining to selenenic acids or their derivatives selenenyl Any univalent selenium radical of general formula R-Se- Selenga A river in Mongolia and Russia that flows into Baikal Lake. Selenginsk A town in Buryatia, Russia, between the lake of Baikal and the city of Ulan-Ude selenian Pertaining to the moon. seleniated Modified by addition of selenium (or a selenium compound) selenic Of or relating to the Moon. selenidation Reaction with selenium to form selenides. selenide any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2 seleniferous Containing or yielding selenium. selenine The selenazole derivative 7-iminophenoselenazin-3-amine seleninic Of or pertaining to seleninic acids or their derivatives selenious Of, pertaining to, or containing selenium, especially in a lower oxidation state than corresponding selenic compounds. selenite A soft, glassy form of gypsum (chemical formula CaSO₄·2H₂O). selenitian Containing selenite anions. selenitic Of or relating to selenite; resembling or containing selenite. selenitical selenitic selenitiferous Bearing selenite. selenium A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Se) with an atomic number of 34, used mainly in glassmaking and pigments and as a semiconductor. seleniuret A selenide (any compound in which selenium serves as an anion with an oxidation number of -2). seleniuretted Combined with selenium, as in a selenide. selenize To react with, or treat with a compound of selenium selenized To which selenium has been added selenizone An anatomical structure in the shells of some families of sea snails, consisting of a spiral band of growth lines on the shell surface. selenoaldehyde any compound of general formula RCH=Se, the selenium analogs of aldehydes selenoalkoxylation The addition reaction of a selenium atom and an alkoxyl group across a double bond selenoamide Any compound of general formula RC(=Se)NR₂, the selenium analogues of amides. selenocarbonyl A compound containing a functional group consisting of a carbon-selenium double bond. selenocentric Having the moon at the center. selenocentrically in a selenocentric manner selenochemistry The geochemistry of the Moon. selenocompound Any organometallic compound of selenium selenocyanate The radical -SeCN or the anion formed from it selenocyanide Any compound that is a mixed selenide and cyanide selenocystamine The derivative of cystamine in which both sulfur atoms have been replaced by those of selenium selenocystathionine A selenoamino acid derived from cystathionine selenocysteine A naturally-occurring amino acid, present in several enzymes, whose structure is that of cysteine but with the sulfur atom replaced by one of selenium selenocysteinyl Relating to, or derived from selenocysteine selenocystine A selenoamino acid derived from cystine selenodesy The science of studying and mapping the Moon's size, shape and surface topography, and its gravitational and magnetic fields. selenodetic Of or pertaining to selenodesy. selenodiglutathione A selenoamino acid derived from diglutathione selenodisulfide The compound dithiaselenirane composed of a three-membered ring of one selenium and two sulfur atoms selenodont Describing molar teeth that have crescent-shaped ridges on the crown. selenodonty The presence of selenodont teeth selenoenzyme Any enzyme that contains a selenium atom. selenoester either of two classes of compounds, formally derived from an ester by replacing an oxygen atom with selenium; either R-C(=Se)-OR' or R-C(=O)-SeR' selenoether Any compound, of the form R-Se-R', formally derived from an ether by replacing the oxygen atom by one of selenium selenofuran Any analog of a furan in which the oxygen atom is replaced by one of selenium selenogene Any gene that expresses a selenoprotein selenograph A picture or delineation of the Moon's surface. selenographer a person who charts the moon's surface selenographic Of or pertaining to selenography, the scientific study of the moon. selenographically By means of, or in terms of, selenography. selenographist One who studies selenography; a selenographer. selenography The scientific study of the Moon's geographic features; geography of the Moon. selenoid crescent-shaped selenoketone selone selenol any compound, of general formula RSeH, the selenium analogues of alcohols selenolane A saturated heterocycle that has four carbon atoms and a selenium atom selenolate Any derivative of a selenol in which a metal atom replaces the hydrogen attached to selenium RSeH => RSe⁻M⁺. selenolatry The worship of the Moon. selenological Of or pertaining to selenology selenologically In terms of selenology. selenologist A person skilled or involved in selenology. selenology The scientific study of the Moon’s movements in the heavens and the kinetic influences it has upon and it receives from other astronomical bodies. selenomancy Divination by the appearance and phases of the moon. Similar to lunomancy. selenometabolism The metabolism of selenium compounds, typically of selenoproteins selenometabolite Any metabolite that contains selenium selenometallate Any metallate containing selenium as ligand selenomethionine An amino acid related to methionine by the replacement of its sulfur atom by one of selenium selenomethionyl The univalent radical derived from selenomethionine. selenomolybdoenzyme A metalloenzyme containing both selenium and molybdenum selenomonad Any bacterium of the order Selenomonadales. selenomorphology The morphology of the moon. selenone any compound of general formula R₂Se(=O)₂ selenoneine A derivative of ergothioneine, containing a selenium atom in the imidazole ring. selenonic Of or pertaining to selenonic acids or their derivatives selenonine Synonym of selenoneine. selenonium The univalent H₃Se⁺ cation, derived from selane. selenopathy A form of muscular dystrophy related to a selenoprotein selenopeptide Any peptide containing the amino acid selenocysteine selenoperoxidase Any peroxidase that contains a selenium atom selenophene The selenium analogue of furan. selenophile One who is fond of or interested in the Moon. selenophilia The love of the Moon. selenophilic Tending to absorb selenium. selenophobia An abnormal or irrational fear of the Moon. selenophorine Any ground beetle in the taxonomic tribe Selenophorina within the family Carabidae, selenophosphate The anion PSeO₃³⁻, the selenium analogue of thiophosphate selenophysical Relating to the physical processes and phenomena occurring on the moon selenophysics The geophysics of the Moon. selenopid Any spider in the family Selenopidae. selenoprotein Any of many proteins that include a selenocysteine or selenomethionine residue. selenoproteome A proteome of selenoproteins. selenopyrylium An aromatic heterocyclic cation that has five carbon atoms and a selenium atom selenoscope An instrument for viewing the Moon. selenosis selenium poisoning, especially of livestock, by selenium naturally occurring in plants and the soil selenosome A proteasome that contains a selenium atom selenosteid Any placoderm in the family Selenosteidae. selenostephanite An orthorhombic-disphenoidal lead gray mineral containing antimony, selenium, silver, and sulfur. selenosugar Any selenyl derivative of a sugar selenosulfide Any mixed selenide and sulfide selenotic Relating to selenosis. selenotopography The topography of the Moon selenotranscript The transcript of RNA associated with a selenoprotein selenotranscriptome The transcriptome of RNA associated with selenoproteins selenotranscriptomic Relating to selenotranscriptomes selenotropic Exhibiting or relating to selenotropism.