- serpentinous
- \\-_nəs\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary serpentine (IV) + -ous: relating to, consisting of, or resembling serpentine
serpentinous rocks
serpentinous gangue mineral
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Serpentinous — Ser pen*ti nous, a. Relating to, or like, serpentine; as, a rock serpentinous in character. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serpentinous — adj. [OF. serpentine, greenish mineral] A dirty, dark green … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
serpentinous — ser·pen·ti·nous … English syllables
Dharwar craton — The Dharwar craton in South India presents a natural cross section of late Archaean continental crust. There are three main structural zones: a root zone of highly heterogeneous petrology (from monzonite to granite) and texture (phenocryst… … Wikipedia
serpentinoid — ˌnȯid adjective Etymology: serpentine (IV) + oid : serpentinous … Useful english dictionary
