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skarn

skarn noun: any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.

Noun

skarn (plural skarns)

  1. Any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.

Forms of skarn

pluralskarns

Origin of skarn

Borrowed from Swedish skarn (“skarn, filth”), from Old Norse skarn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną. Doublet of sharn.

Words formed from skarn

Questions about skarn

What does skarn mean?
Skarn means any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.
What part of speech is skarn?
Skarn is a noun.
What is the plural of skarn?
The plural of skarn is skarns.

Words near skarn in the dictionary

  1. Skardu
  2. Skares
  3. Skarlatos
  4. Skarmies
  5. Skarmy
  6. skarn
  7. skarnic
  8. skarnoid
  9. skarns
  10. skars
  11. skart

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