serpentinite

English

Etymology

From serpentine +‎ -ite.

Noun

serpentinite (uncountable)

1. (geology) a metamorphic rock composed of serpentine minerals formed by the hydration of ultramafic rocks

Translations

metamorphic rock

• Arabic: سربنتينيت
• Armenian: սերպենտինիտ (hy) (serpentinit)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蛇紋岩／蛇纹岩 (se⁴ man⁴ ngaam⁴)

  Mandarin: 蛇紋岩／蛇纹岩 (zh) (shéwényán)

• Finnish: serpentiniitti (fi)
• French: serpentinite (fr) f
• German: Serpentinit
• Italian: serpentinite f
• Japanese: 蛇紋岩 (じゃもんがん, jamongan)
• Kazakh: серпентинит (serpentinit), жылантас (jylantas)
• Portuguese: serpentinito m
• Russian: серпентини́т (ru) m (serpentinít)
• Spanish: serpentinita (es) f

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• serpentinita (Brazil)

Noun

serpentinite f (plural serpentinites) (European spelling)

1. Alternative form of serpentinito