serpentinize

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English

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Etymology

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From serpentine +‎ -ize.

Verb

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

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