micaceous
micaceous adjective: of, pertaining to, consisting of, containing or resembling mica.
Adjective
micaceous (comparative more micaceous, superlative most micaceous)
- Of, pertaining to, consisting of, containing or resembling mica.
- Formation of alteration minerals in the host rock during deformation within the shear zone is indicated by the parallel foliation within the secondary micaceous minerals and the unmineralized host schist.1983, Warren C. Day, Richard M. Tosdal, E.L. Acosta, J.C. Aruspon, L. Carvajal, E. Cedeño, Glenda Lowry, L.F. Martinez, J.A. Noriega, Fernanco J. Niñez, J. Rojas, F. Prieto, “Geology of the Lo...
- Apart from the two or three bird masks, the only other zoomorphic mask was a wolf frontlet of cedar decorated in micaceous black paint with dentalium teeth, dentalium being an important form of wealth with some of the attributes of a currency.1999, Jonathan C. H. King, First Peoples, First Contacts: Native Peoples of North America, page 138
- sparkling; brilliant
- The book review was a micaceous example of perfection.
Forms of micaceous
| comparative | more micaceous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most micaceous |
Origin of micaceous
From mica + -aceous. From Latin mīca (“grain, crumb”). Often erroneously associated with Latin micō (“to twinkle, glitter”) and hence with English micacious.
Words formed from micaceous
Words that rhyme with micaceous
- gracious
- sequacious
- tenacious
- vexatious
- hellacious
- herbaceous
- ostentatious
- rapacious
- sebaceous
- vinaceous
- vivacious
- -aceous
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- acanthaceous
- alsinaceous
- audacious
- capacious
- contumacious
- cretaceous
- fallacious
- farinaceous
- flirtatious
- inefficacious
- juglandaceous
- mendacious
- orchidaceous
- perspicacious
- pertinacious
- salacious
- saponaceous
- spacious
- strobilaceous
- veracious
- voracious
- Acacius
- acinaceous
- alliaceous
- amentaceous
- amylaceous
- annonaceous
- apocynaceous
- argillaceous
- atramentaceous
- avenaceous
- bardacious
- bulbaceous
- camphoraceous
- camphrous
- carbonaceous
- cetaceous
- cucurbitaceous
- curvaceous
- dicacious
- edacious
- efficacious
- erinaceous
- fabaceous
- frumentaceous
- lamentacious
- lauraceous
- liliaceous
Questions about micaceous
- What does micaceous mean?
- Micaceous means of, pertaining to, consisting of, containing or resembling mica.
- What part of speech is micaceous?
- Micaceous is an adjective.
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