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isinglass vs biotite

biotite vs isinglass

isinglass and biotite both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
isinglass Yes No No No
biotite Yes No No No
As nouns, biotite is a hyponym of isinglass; that is, biotite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than isinglass:
  • isinglass: 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
  • biotite: dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
Other hyponyms of isinglass include lepidolite, muscovite, paragonite, phlogopite, zinnwaldite.
isinglass (noun) biotite (noun)
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 dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock
Difference between isinglass and biotite

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