serpentinization

noun

Etymology

From serpentine + -ization.

  1. derived from serpentīnus
  2. derived from serpentin
  3. inherited from serpentine
  4. suffixed as serpentinization — “serpentine + ization

Definitions

  1. The conversion of mineral or rock into serpentine.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for serpentinization. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA