serpentinize
[ sur-puh n-tee-nahyz ]
/ ˌsɜr pənˈti naɪz /
verb (used with object), ser·pen·tin·ized, ser·pen·tin·iz·ing. Mineralogy.
to convert (a mineral or rock) into serpentine.
Also
especially British,
ser·pen·tin·ise.
Origin of serpentinize
First recorded in 1785–95;
serpentine2 +
-ize
OTHER WORDS FROM serpentinize
ser·pen·tin·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby serpentinize
serpentine,
serpentine front,
serpentine jade,
serpentine stretcher,
serpentinite,
serpentinize,
serpentis,
serpiginous,
serpigo,
serps,
serpukhov