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slickenside definition

slicken·side (slik′ən sīd′)

noun

Geol. a smooth, polished rock surface produced by friction, pressure, or cleavage

Etymology: dial. slicken, var. of slick + side

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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