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
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Words With Friends Score: 11
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