schiste
Pronunciation: /ʃist/
“schiste” is a French word. Its meaning in English:
noun
In French
- Roche sédimentaire ou métamorphique (cristallophyllienne) à structure feuilletée et pouvant se diviser (se cliver) facilement en lames ou feuilles.
- Substance stérile mêlée au charbon.
- Huile de schiste, utilisée autrefois pour l'éclairage.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lapis schistos, from Ancient Greek σχῐστός (skhĭstós, “divisible”). First attested in the 16th century.
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