micanite

M3I1C3A1N1I1T1E1

noun

A manufactured material consisting of small sheets of mica cemented with shellac or other insulating cement on cloth or paper.

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Meanings

nounmicanite (countable and uncountable, plural micanites)

plural micanites

  1. countableuncountableA manufactured material consisting of small sheets of mica cemented with shellac or other insulating cement on cloth or paper.

Origin

Trade name coined in the 1890s from mica + -ite with insertion of -n- on analogy of vulcanite and ebonite.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

caminiteamicetin
Cite this entry
APA

micanite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micanite

MLA

“micanite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micanite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micanite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micanite.

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