Associations to the word «Schist»

Wiktionary

SCHIST, noun. Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates.

Dictionary definition

SCHIST, noun. Any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers.

Wise words

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