SERPENTINIZE

Etymology

Verb

serpentinize (third-person singular simple present serpentinizes, present participle serpentinizing, simple past and past participle serpentinized)

(geology, mineralogy) To convert (another magnesium silicate mineral) into serpentine

Source: Wiktionary


Ser"pen*tin*ize, v. t. (Min.)

Definition: To convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine.

– Ser`pen*tin`i*za"tion, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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