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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SERPENTINIZE

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

 

Defn: To convert (a magnesian silicate ) into serpentine. -- Ser `pen *tin `i *za "tion, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

serpentinize

ser pen tin ize |ˌsərpənˈtēnīz ˈsərpəntɪnaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Geology convert into serpentine. DERIVATIVES ser pen tin i za tion |-ˌtēniˈzāSHən |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

serpentinize

serpentinize |ˈsəːp (ə )ntɪˌnʌɪz |(also serpentinise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] Geology convert into serpentine. DERIVATIVES serpentinization |ˌsəːp (ə )ntɪnʌɪˈzɛɪʃ (ə )n |noun