Definition of SCHIST

schist

Plural: schists

Noun

  • any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
  • Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.

Origin / Etymology

From French schiste, from Latin schistos lapis (“the stone that is easy to split”), from Ancient Greek σχιστός (skhistós, “splittable”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “to split”).

Scrabble Score: 11

schist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
schist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 11

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