- Schistous
- Schistose Schis*tose" (?; 277), Schistous Schist*ous, a. [Cf. F. schisteux.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to schist; having the structure of a schist. [1913 Webster]
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Schistous
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Schistose — Schis*tose (?; 277), Schistous Schist*ous, a. [Cf. F. schisteux.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to schist; having the structure of a schist. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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