gneissose

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adjective

Having properties similar to gneiss.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← English gneiss →
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Meanings

adjectivegneissose (comparative more gneissose, superlative most gneissose)

comparative more gneissose · superlative most gneissose

  1. geographyHaving properties similar to gneiss.

Origin

  1. Englishgneiss
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  4. Englishgneissose

From gneiss + -ose.

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APA

gneissose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gneissose

MLA

“gneissose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gneissose. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gneissose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gneissose.

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