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slickenside

slick·en·side [ slíkən sd ] (plural slick·en·sides)


noun 
Definition:
 
smooth rock surface: a rock surface that is smooth and marked with fine scratches caused by friction with another rock surface

[Early 19th century. < dialect variant of slick + side]
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