schistify
schistify verb: to develop or cause to develop into schist.
Verb
schistify (third-person singular simple present schistifies, present participle schistifying, simple past and past participle schistified)
- To develop or cause to develop into schist.
- If the desired proportions are not attained naturally, the formation and deposition of coaldust may occasionally be considerably lessened by the adoption of simple precautions, such as: watering at the face, so as to lessen the dust deposits in the return airways; washing the tubs, and using sound...1910, J. Taffanel, Abstract of the Reports on the French Coaldust Experiments
- In other mines with a shale roof, the constant dropping of top- rock serves, especially when it tends to slake, to schistify the floor of the mines.1912, Coal Age - Volume 1, page 518
Forms of schistify
| third-person singular present | schistifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | schistifying |
| past participle | schistified |
| past | schistified |
Origin of schistify
From schist + -ify.
Questions about schistify
- What does schistify mean?
- Schistify means to develop or cause to develop into schist.
- What part of speech is schistify?
- Schistify is a verb.
- What is the past tense of schistify?
- The past tense of schistify is schistified.
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