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serpentinous

serpentinous adjective: resembling or relating to serpentine (the mineral).

Adjective

serpentinous (comparative more serpentinous, superlative most serpentinous)

  1. Resembling or relating to serpentine (the mineral).
    • a serpentinous dunite
    • a serpentinous rock

Forms of serpentinous

comparativemore serpentinous
superlativemost serpentinous

Origin of serpentinous

From serpentine + -ous.

Questions about serpentinous

What does serpentinous mean?
Serpentinous means resembling or relating to serpentine (the mineral).
What part of speech is serpentinous?
Serpentinous is an adjective.

Words near serpentinous in the dictionary

  1. serpentinized
  2. serpentinizes
  3. serpentinizing
  4. serpentinophyte
  5. serpentinophytes
  6. serpentinous
  7. serpentise
  8. serpentised
  9. serpentises
  10. serpentising
  11. serpentist

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