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Schist Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ist

Schist has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

2

Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.

See Also
shale schistous foliate schisty mylonite slab clapper bridge schistose
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
metamorphic rock
Rhyming Words
ist nist kist uist hist bist dist list jist wist mist sist iist cist rist gist fist trist feist boist
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