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PHLOGOPITE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
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Hypernyms ("phlogopite" is a kind of...):
isinglass; 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)