serpentinize

[ sur-puhn-tee-nahyz ]

verb (used with object),ser·pen·tin·ized, ser·pen·tin·iz·ing.Mineralogy.
  1. to convert (a mineral or rock) into serpentine.

Origin of serpentinize

1
First 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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