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muscovite

UK/ˈmʌs.kəˌvaɪt/

muscovite noun: a pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂; used as an electrical insulator etc.

muscovite: a pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical...
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Noun (1)

muscovite (countable and uncountable, plural muscovites)

  1. A pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂; used as an electrical insulator etc.
    • Do you enjoy the amber glow seen through the isinglass window of a wood stove? […] Muscovite (colorless, white, or pale red or green) mica is also common[…]; it was named for Moskva (Moscow), where much of Europe's mica was mined. Isinglass, mentioned above, consists of thin, transparent sheets of...2009, James S. Monroe, Reed Wicander, The Changing Earth: Exploring Geology and Evolution, 5th edition, Belmont, Calif.: Brooks/Cole, →ISBN, page 76

Noun (2) capitalized: Muscovite

Muscovite (plural Muscovites)

  1. An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.
  2. (archaic, broadly) A Russian.

Adjective capitalized: Muscovite

Muscovite (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to Muscovy or Moscow, or the people of these places.
  2. Russian.

muscovite meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

muscovite in Tamil

வெளிர் பழுப்பு நிறமுடையது, ரஷ்யாவின், மாஸ்கோ நகரத்தில் வசிப்பவர்

muscovite in Tagalog

mineral of the mica group
muskobita

Forms of muscovite

pluralmuscovites
pluralMuscovites

Origin of muscovite

In 1850 from Muscovy glass + -ite, from the province Muscovy in Russia. Named by James Dwight Dana.

1535. From Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”), also Muscovita, Moschovita, from Moscovia or Muscovia (“Muscovy”) + -ita.

Words formed from muscovite

Questions about muscovite

What does muscovite mean?
Muscovite means a pale brown mineral of the mica group, being a basic potassium aluminosilicate with the chemical formula KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH,F)₂; used as an electrical insulator etc.
What is muscovite in Tamil?
Muscovite in Tamil is வெளிர் பழுப்பு நிறமுடையது, ரஷ்யாவின், மாஸ்கோ நகரத்தில் வசிப்பவர். See Muscovite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is muscovite?
Muscovite can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce muscovite?
Muscovite is pronounced /ˈmʌs.kəˌvaɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of muscovite?
The plural of muscovite is muscovites.

Words near muscovite in the dictionary

  1. muscovadoes
  2. muscovados
  3. Muscovian
  4. Muscovians
  5. muscovies
  6. muscovite
  7. muscovites
  8. muscovitic
  9. muscovitization
  10. muscovitizations
  11. muscovitized

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