schist
Word family adjectiveschistoseschistousnounschistosityschist
schist /ʃɪst/ noun [uncountableU] HEGa type of rock that naturally breaks apart into thin flat pieces 片岩 Origin schist (1700-1800) French schiste, from
Latin schistos (lapis) “stone that can be split”, from
Greek, from
schizein;
→ SCHISM