GREISEN


Meaning of GREISEN in English

[ 'grʌɪz(ə)n ]

■ noun Geology a light-coloured rock resulting from the alteration of granite by hot vapour from magma.

Origin

C19: from Ger., prob. a dialect word, from greis 'grey with age'.

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