schist

schist

noun \ˈshist\

Definition of SCHIST

: a metamorphic crystalline rock that has a closely foliated structure and can be split along approximately parallel planes

Origin of SCHIST

French schiste, from Latin schistos (lapis), literally, fissile stone, from Greek schistos that may be split, from schizein

First Known Use: circa 1782

Rhymes with SCHIST

cist, cyst, fist, gist, grist, kist, list, Liszt, mist, tryst, twist, whist, wist, wrist