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Word: serpentine (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • geology|botany Of or characteristic of serpentine rocks or the plants that grow there.
  • Having the shape or form of a snake.
  • idiomatic Of, or having attributes associated with, the mythological serpent, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
  • Sinuous; curving in alternate directions.

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Noun:

  • A coiled distillation tube.
  • An early form of cannon.
  • Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
  • geology An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
  • mineralogy Any of many minerals that have the same layered crystal structure.
  • mineralogy Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates.

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Proper noun:

  • Name of the lake in Hyde Park, London.

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