Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schistose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
schis-tose
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to schist.

adj

Having the character of schist.

Etymology

From schist + -ose.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more schistose (comparative) most schistose (superlative)

Synonyms

schistous

Questions

What does schistose mean?
Of or relating to schist.
Where does schistose come from?
From schist + -ose.

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