Any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity.

synonym: isinglass.

Roget 427: semitransparency, translucency, semiopacity; opalescence, milkiness, pearliness^†; gauze, muslin; film; mica, mother-of-pearl, nacre; mist etc. (cloud) 353.    [opalescent jewel] opal.    turbidity etc. 426.1. ... show more

Dutch: vislijm, glimmer, mica
Polish: łyszczyk, mika