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muscovite

 : 
Adjective, Noun
 : 
Mus=co=vite

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun muscovite has 2 senses

Adjective muscovite has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

muscoviten. [See Muscovy glass.].
  •  A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.  [1913 Webster]
  •  An inhabitant of Moscow.  [PJC]
  •  Common potash mica, essentially KAl3Si3O10(OH)2. It is used as an electrical insulator. See Mica.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

muscovite, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a native or citizen of Moscow.
2 archaic a Russian.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Moscow.
2 archaic of or relating to Russia.

Etymology
mod.L Muscovita f. Muscovia = MUSCOVY
muscovite, n. a silver-grey form of mica with a sheetlike crystalline structure that is used in the manufacture of electrical equipment etc.

Etymology
obs. MUSCOVY glass (in the same sense) + -ITE(1)
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