serpentinite

English

Etymology

From serpentine +‎ -ite.

Noun

serpentinite (uncountable)

(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)

Alternative form of serpentinito

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