mica
mica
Definition
mica (mī′kə)
noun
any of a group of minerals that are complex silicates that crystallize in thin, somewhat flexible, translucent or colored, easily separated layers, including muscovite, biotite, and lepidolite: mica is resistant to heat and electricity
Etymology: ModL < L, a crumb, grain (< IE *(s)meik-, var. of base *(s)mei-, to smear, rub over > OE smitte, a smudge): sense infl. by micare, to shine, glitter < IE *meik-, to flicker, blink
mi·ca′·ceous (-kā′s̸həs) adjective
mica
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- cleave: Physical adsorption was investigated on freshly cleaved mica surfaces.
- contain: Micaceous: containing the mineral mica, recognizable by the reflections of its single cleavage planes.
- call: Another mineral called mica is ground up to add glitter to lipsticks and nail varnish.
- have: As before stated tin will never be found far from granite, and that granite must have white mica as one of its constituents.
- base: Iridescent White; A mica based pigment which makes a pearlescent white.
Adjective modifier
- white: Angular quartz and a variable quantity of white mica up to 0. 1mm across.
- White: White mica is commonly found but quartz is rare.
- sparkling: Their effect can have dazzling and uplifting effects on a home with sparkling mica washes, sunny casein paints and sculptural bas relief work.
Modifies a noun
- schist: We also found some iron pyrites associated with mica schist 's, the crystals were moderately good.
- substrate: Ni 2+ ions were used in the DNA solutions to help the DNA bind to the mica support substrate.
- plate: Just a small collection from the spectrum of colors that you can expect from a mica plate like this.
- sheet: Fig 4. Prototype nothing more than a cut-off cotton bud with mica sheet under test, hand rotated or tilted in the light path.
- capacitor: For high voltage, small value capacitors, you will also find mica capacitors.
- flake: With a needle it was quite easy to cleave tiny mica flakes from this area of the rock and study under the microscope.
Noun used with modifier
- muscovite: I have recently obtained, from my contact in the Urals, a large plate of muscovite mica.
- silver: Inclusions are dominated by glassy quartz, but sand and silver mica are also usually present.
- biotite: The darker bands, between 5mm and 10mm thick, are rich in biotite mica.
- mineral: Micaceous: containing the mineral mica, recognizable by the reflections of its single cleavage planes.
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