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MICACEOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hydrous silicates of or relating to or resembling mica
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
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)
Derivation:
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)
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