muscovite
muscovite
Definition
mus·co·vite (mus′kə vīt′)
noun
a very common, light-colored, soft mica, hydrous potassium aluminum silicate, KAl(AlSi)O(OH), used as an electrical or thermal insulator
Etymology: formerly called Muscovy glass: see -ite
Muscovite
Definition
Mus·co·vite (mus′kə vīt′)
noun
- a person born or living in Muscovy
- a Russian
- a person born or living in Moscow
adjective
- of Muscovy
- Russian
- of Moscow
muscovite
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: This rock has pre and contemporaneous pegmatites containing muscovite and tourmaline.
Modifies a noun
- mica: I have recently obtained, from my contact in the Urals, a large plate of muscovite mica.
Browse dictionary entries near muscovite
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- muscular dystrophy
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