PHLOGOPITE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("phlogopite" is a kind of...):

isinglass; mica (any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity)

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