- Shist
- Shist Shist, Shistose Shis*tose" See {Shist}, {Schistose}. [1913 Webster]
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Shist
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shist — shist; shist·ose; … English syllables
shist — variant of schist * * * shist, shistose, shistus see sch … Useful english dictionary
Shistose — Shist Shist, Shistose Shis*tose See {Shist}, {Schistose}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
schist — /shist/, n. any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement. [1775 85; < NL schistus, L (lapis) schistos < Gk schistós divided, curdled, divisible, deriv. of… … Universalium
shistose — shist·ose … English syllables
schistocephalus — ˌshistəˈsefələs sometimes ˌski noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from schisto + cephalus : a genus of tapeworms closely related to and resembling those of the genus Ligula in appearance and behavior … Useful english dictionary
schistosomophora — ˌshistəsəˈmäfərə sometimes ˌski noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Schistosoma + o + phora : a genus of Oriental freshwater snails (family Bulimidae) including important intermediate hosts of the schistosome (Schistosoma… … Useful english dictionary
shistus — shist, shistose, shistus see sch … Useful english dictionary
schist — [shist] n. [Fr schiste < L schistos (lapis), split (stone) < Gr schistos, easily cleft < schizein, to cleave: see SCHIZO ] any of a group of metamorphic rocks containing parallel layers of flaky minerals, as mica or talc, and splitting… … English World dictionary
Glendalough — Infobox monastery name= Glendalough Gleann Dá Loch order= Catholic founder= Saint Kevin established= 6th century disestablished= English troops in 1398 diocese= Diocese of Dublin and Glendalough churches= people= location= County… … Wikipedia
