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schistus

schistus noun: a schist.

Noun

schistus (uncountable)

  1. A schist.
    • It occurs sometimes in mountain masses, but more frequently in beds in mountains of gneiss, and argillaceous and micaceous schistus...1807, Aikin, C. R., Comp., Dictionary Of Chemistry And Mineralogy Vol. 2, page 43

Questions about schistus

What does schistus mean?
Schistus means a schist.
What part of speech is schistus?
Schistus is a noun.

Words near schistus in the dictionary

  1. schistosomule
  2. schistosomules
  3. schistosomulum
  4. schistous
  5. schists
  6. schistus
  7. schisty
  8. Schitu
  9. Schitu Duca
  10. Schitu Golești
  11. schitz

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