Gneissoid
Pronunciation : Gneis"soid
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gneiss+ -old.]
Definition : Defn: Resembling gneiss; having some of the characteristics of gneiss; -- applied to rocks of an intermediate character between granite and gneiss, or mica slate and gneiss.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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