mica particles

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• mica pneumoconiosis — silicatosis due to inhalation of and tissue reaction to mica particles; called also micatosis …   Medical dictionary

• Mica — For other uses, see Mica (disambiguation). Rock with mica …   Wikipedia

• mica — [18] Latin mīca meant ‘grain’, and its original use in English (perhaps influenced by the similar but unrelated Latin verb micāre ‘shine’) was to ‘small shiny particles or platelets’ in certain sorts of rock. The modern application to a group of… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• mica — [18] Latin mīca meant ‘grain’, and its original use in English (perhaps influenced by the similar but unrelated Latin verb micāre ‘shine’) was to ‘small shiny particles or platelets’ in certain sorts of rock. The modern application to a group of… …   Word origins

• micatosis — Pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of mica particles. * * * mi·ca·to·sis (mi″kə toґsis) pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of and tissue reaction to mica particles …   Medical dictionary

• clay mineral — any of a group of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, as kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite, that constitute the major portion of most clays. [1945 50] * * * Any of a group of important hydrous aluminum silicates with a layered structure and… …   Universalium

• radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …   Universalium

• Coprinellus micaceus — Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• dating — I In geology and archaeology, the process of determining an object s or event s place within a chronological scheme. Scientists may use either relative dating, in which items are sequenced on the basis of stratigraphic clues (see stratigraphy) or …   Universalium

• Pearlescent coatings — Pearlescent or nacreous pigments have become very popular in the creation of luster effects in coatings. This has enabled the generation of new and unique color effects for automotive, industrial, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. The… …   Wikipedia

• chemistry — /kem euh stree/, n., pl. chemistries. 1. the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter. Cf. element (def. 2). 2. chemical properties, reactions, phenomena, etc.: the chemistry of… …   Universalium