Muscovite
a native or inhabitant of Moscow.
a native or inhabitant of the Grand Duchy of Muscovy.
Also called white mica .(lowercase)Mineralogy. common light-colored mica, essentially KAl3Si3O10(OH)2, used as an electrical insulator.
Archaic. a Russian.
of, relating to, or characteristic of Moscow, Muscovy, or the Muscovites.
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How to use Muscovite in a sentence
A year ago, she was dating a Muscovite and considering moving there to advance her career as a fashion designer.
For a young Muscovite girl, for example, with whom you schoolkids have been exchanging letters of friendship.
This is the place where the Muscovite criminals are banished to, if they are not put to death.
In general the mandates of princes and the lessons of priests were received by the Muscovite with profound reverence.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayAs he doffed his Muscovite cap, locks of thick curly hair fell over his broad, massive forehead.
Michael Strogoff | Jules Verne
Me I read them to you some day with a tremble of the voice and then you will surely fall in love with a Muscovite.
Polly the Pagan | Isabel AndersonHe did not love this imperious cavalier; he was a Courtlander and holding a Muscovite's horse.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for muscovite (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmʌskəˌvaɪt) /
a pale brown, or green, or colourless mineral of the mica group, found in plutonic rocks such as granite and in sedimentary rocks. It is used in the manufacture of lubricants, insulators, paints, and Christmas "snow". Composition: potassium aluminium silicate. Formula: KAl 2 (AlSi 3)O 10 (OH) 2 . Crystal structure: monoclinic: See also mica
Origin of muscovite
1British Dictionary definitions for Muscovite (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmʌskəˌvaɪt) /
a native or inhabitant of Moscow
an archaic word for Russian
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Scientific definitions for muscovite
[ mŭs′kə-vīt′ ]
A usually colorless to yellow or pale-gray mica. Muscovite is a monoclinic mineral and is found in igneous rocks, such as granites and pegmatites, metamorphic rocks, such as schists and gneisses, and in many sedimentary rocks. Chemical formula: KAl2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2.
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