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greenschist

greenschist noun: a metamorphic rock formed at low temperature and pressure, often with an abundance of green minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote.

Noun

greenschist (countable and uncountable, plural greenschists)

  1. A metamorphic rock formed at low temperature and pressure, often with an abundance of green minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote.

Forms of greenschist

pluralgreenschists
alternative formgreen schist

Origin of greenschist

From green + schist.

Words formed from greenschist

Questions about greenschist

What does greenschist mean?
Greenschist means a metamorphic rock formed at low temperature and pressure, often with an abundance of green minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote.
What part of speech is greenschist?
Greenschist is a noun.
What is the plural of greenschist?
The plural of greenschist is greenschists.

Words near greenschist in the dictionary

  1. Greensborough
  2. Greensburg
  3. greenscamming
  4. greenscape
  5. greenscapes
  6. greenschist
  7. greenschistic
  8. greenschistose
  9. greenschists
  10. greenscreen
  11. greenscreened

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