MICA


Meaning of MICA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmī-kə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, grain, crumb; perhaps akin to Greek mikros small

Date: 1777

: any of various colored or transparent mineral silicates crystallizing in monoclinic forms that readily separate into very thin leaves

• mi·ca·ceous mī-ˈkā-shəs adjective

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