serpentinous

English

Etymology

From serpentine +‎ -ous.

Adjective

serpentinous (comparative more serpentinous, superlative most serpentinous)

1. (geology) Resembling or relating to serpentine (the mineral).

   a serpentinous dunite

   a serpentinous rock

References

• “serpentinous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.