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MUSCOVITE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A resident of Moscow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

Russian (a native or inhabitant of Russia)

Derivation:

Muscovite (of or relating to the residents of Moscow)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A colorless or pale brown mica with potassium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("muscovite" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "muscovite"):

damourite (a variety of muscovite)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the residents of Moscow

Example:

Muscovite street dealers

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Muscovite (a resident of Moscow)

Derivation:

Muscovite (a resident of Moscow)

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