micaceous

1. 1.

   hydrous silicates of or relating to or resembling mica

Questions about micaceous

What does micaceous mean?

micaceous means "hydrous silicates of or relating to or resembling mica".

How many syllables are in micaceous?

micaceous has 4 syllables and divides as mi-ca-ce-ous under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is micaceous a common word?

micaceous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.