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mica

noun

1 mica

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. ... show more

Dutch: vislijm, glimmer, mica
Polish: Ĺ‚yszczyk, mika


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