serpentinize
[ sur-puhn-tee-nahyz ]
verb (used with object),ser·pen·tin·ized, ser·pen·tin·iz·ing.Mineralogy.
to convert (a mineral or rock) into serpentine.
Origin of serpentinize
1First recorded in 1785–95; serpentine2 + -ize
- Also especially British, ser·pen·tin·ise .
Other words from serpentinize
- ser·pen·tin·i·za·tion, noun
Words Nearby serpentinize
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