misy

English

Etymology

Compare Latin misy (“a mineral, perhaps copperas”).

Noun

misy (uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) An impure yellow sulphate of iron; yellow copperas or copiapite.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “misy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Misy”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “misy”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• Yims

Malagasy

Noun

misy

1. sum

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.sɨ/
• Rhymes: -isɨ
• Syllabification: mi‧sy

Noun

misy f

1. inflection of misa:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative plural
   3. accusative plural
   4. vocative plural