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mi⋅ca⋅ceous

[mahy-key-shuhs]
–adjective
1. consisting of, containing, or resembling mica.
2. of or pertaining to mica.

Origin:
1765–75; mic(a) + -aceous
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mi·ca   (mī'kə)   
n.  Any of a group of chemically and physically related aluminum silicate minerals, common in igneous and metamorphic rocks, characteristically splitting into flexible sheets used in insulation and electrical equipment.

[Latin mīca, grain (perhaps influenced by micāre, to flash).]
mi·ca'ceous (-kā'shəs) adj.
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