Meanings
nounserpentinite (plural serpentinites)
plural serpentinites
- geographya metamorphic rock composed of serpentine minerals formed by the hydration of ultramafic rocks
Origin
Translations
Arabic سربنتينيت
- سربنتينيتmetamorphic rock
Chinese Cantonese 蛇紋岩 /蛇纹岩
- 蛇紋岩 /蛇纹岩metamorphic rock
Chinese Mandarin 蛇紋岩 /蛇纹岩
- 蛇紋岩 /蛇纹岩 (shéwényán)metamorphic rock
Finnish serpentiniitti
- serpentiniittimetamorphic rock
French serpentinite
- serpentinitemetamorphic rock
German Serpentinit
- Serpentinitmetamorphic rock
Italian serpentinite
- serpentinitemetamorphic rock
Japanese 蛇紋岩
- 蛇紋岩 (jamongan)metamorphic rock
Portuguese serpentinito
- serpentinitometamorphic rock
Russian серпентини́т
- серпентини́т (serpentinít)metamorphic rock
Spanish serpentinita
- serpentinitametamorphic rock
Cite this entry
APA
serpentinite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpentinite
MLA
“serpentinite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpentinite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serpentinite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serpentinite.
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