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micaceous
Variant of mica
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
Related Forms:
- micaceous adjective
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