|  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
 • Syn:
 isinglass
 • Derivationally related forms:
 micaceous
 • Hypernyms:
 mineral, transparent substance, translucent substance
 • Hyponyms:
 biotite, lepidolite, muscovite, paragonite, phlogopite, zinnwaldite
 
 
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