muscovite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
  2. noun a resident of Moscow
  3. adjective of or relating to the residents of Moscow

Etymology

In 1850 from Muscovy glass + -ite, from the province Muscovy in Russia. Named by James Dwight Dana.

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