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gneissoid

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gneiss⋅oid

  [nahy-soid]
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–adjective
resembling gneiss.
Origin:
1840–50; gneiss + -oid
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gneiss   (nīs)   
n.  A banded or foliated metamorphic rock, usually of the same composition as granite.

[German Gneis, probably alteration of Middle High German ganeist, spark (from its appearance), from Old High German gneista.]
gneiss'ic (nī'sĭk), gneiss'oid' (nī'soid'), gneiss'ose' (nī'sōs') adj.
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