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PHLOGOPITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phlogopite mean?
• PHLOGOPITE (noun)
The noun PHLOGOPITE has 1 sense:
1. a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
Familiarity information: PHLOGOPITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
Classified under:
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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