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greenschist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
green-schist
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metamorphic rock formed at low temperature and pressure, often with an abundance of green minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From green + schist.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

greenschists (plural) green schist (alternative)

Derived Forms

greenschistic greenschistose

Questions

What does greenschist mean?
A metamorphic rock formed at low temperature and pressure, often with an abundance of green minerals such as chlorite, serpentine, and epidote.
Where does greenschist come from?
From green + schist.

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