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SCHIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does schist mean?
• SCHIST (noun)
The noun SCHIST has 1 sense:
1. any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Familiarity information: SCHIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("schist" is a kind of...):
metamorphic rock (rock altered by pressure and heat)
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