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serpentinization

serpentinization noun: the conversion of mineral or rock into serpentine.

Noun

serpentinization (countable and uncountable, plural serpentinizations)

  1. The conversion of mineral or rock into serpentine.

Forms of serpentinization

pluralserpentinizations

Origin of serpentinization

From serpentine + -ization.

Questions about serpentinization

What does serpentinization mean?
Serpentinization means the conversion of mineral or rock into serpentine.
What part of speech is serpentinization?
Serpentinization is a noun.
What is the plural of serpentinization?
The plural of serpentinization is serpentinizations.

Words near serpentinization in the dictionary

  1. serpentinises
  2. serpentinising
  3. serpentinite
  4. serpentinites
  5. serpentinitic
  6. serpentinization
  7. serpentinizations
  8. serpentinize
  9. serpentinized
  10. serpentinizes
  11. serpentinizing

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