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mica vs phlogopite

phlogopite vs mica

mica and phlogopite both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mica Yes No No No
phlogopite Yes No No No
As nouns, phlogopite is a hyponym of mica; that is, phlogopite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mica:
  • 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
  • phlogopite: a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
Other hyponyms of mica include biotite, lepidolite, muscovite, paragonite, zinnwaldite.
mica (noun) phlogopite (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 a brown form of mica consisting of hydrous silicate of potassium and magnesium and aluminum
Difference between mica and phlogopite

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