serpentinizev.
/ˈsəːpəntɪnʌɪz/ 1. intransitive. = serpentine v. 1.
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the world > space > direction > point or lie in a direction [verb (intransitive)] > change direction > turn or bend > bend or wind
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crinklea1600
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1791 ‘T. Newte’ Prospects & Observ. Tour 248 The venerable beauties of Innerpaffray, fronting Castle Drummond, in a concavity of the serpentinizing Ern.
1798 W. F. Mavor Brit. Tourists V. 18 Extensive lawns through which a river serpentinizes.
2. transitive (Geology) To convert into serpentine.
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the world > the earth > minerals > change processes > [verb (transitive)] > conversion to specific mineral
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mylonitize1910
scapolitize1936
1886 J. J. H. Teall Brit. Petrogr. iv. 68 Peridotitic, hornblendic, and augitic rocks have been serpentinised.
1889 Amer. Naturalist 23 1007 Scyelite..consists of serpentinized olivine, altered augite, bleached mica.
1899 Nat. Sci. XV. 173 The ferro-magnesian minerals are more or less serpentinised.
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