Mica Synonyms

mīkə
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. isinglass

Words Related to Mica

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Mica Sentence Examples

  • The mica mined in India is practically all muscovite.

  • Mica is mined near Mrogoro.

  • Inclusions of other minerals are frequently to be observed in mica.

  • In 1870 North Carolina's mica mines were reopened, and they produce the best grade of sheet mica for glazing and a large percentage of the country's yield of this mineral.

  • For the more delicate species, such as the Callithamnia and Ectocarpi, it is an excellent plan to place a small fruiting fragment, carefully floated out in water, on a slip of mica of the size of an ordinary microscopical slide, and allow it to dry.

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