HORNSTONE

hornfels, hornstone

(noun) a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hornstone (countable and uncountable, plural hornstones)

hornfels

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Horn"stone`, n. (Min.)

Definition: A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INSIGNIFICANTLY

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