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schistous

Variant of schist

noun

any of a group of metamorphic rocks containing parallel layers of flaky minerals, as mica or talc, and splitting easily into thin, parallel leaves

Origin: Fr schiste < L schistos (lapis), split (stone) < Gr schistos, easily cleft < schizein, to cleave: see schizo-

Related Forms:

schistose adjective or schistous

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