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micaceous

English

Etymology

From mica +? -aceous. From Latin m?ca (grain, crumb). Often erroneously associated with Latin mic? (to twinkle, glitter) and hence with English micacious.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

micaceous (comparative more micaceous, superlative most micaceous)

  1. Of, pertaining to, consisting of, containing or resembling mica.
  2. (figuratively) sparkling; brilliant

Translations

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illite

English

Etymology

Illinois, USA, +? -ite.

Noun

illite (countable and uncountable, plural illites)

  1. (mineralogy) A micaceous phyllosilicate clay mineral with aggregates of grey or white monoclinic crystals.

Synonyms

  • hydromica
  • hydromuscovite

Translations

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Illite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “illite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

  • Tillie

French

Noun

illite f (plural illites)

  1. (mineralogy) illite

Italian

Noun

illite f (plural illiti)

  1. (mineralogy) illite

Latin

Participle

illite

  1. vocative masculine singular of illitus

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