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 • Syn: isinglass • Derivationally related forms: micaceous • Hypernyms: mineral, transparent substance, translucent substance • Hyponyms: biotite, lepidolite, muscovite, paragonite, phlogopite, zinnwaldite
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