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PRONUNCIATION OF SERPENTINIZE

serpentinize  [ˈsɜːpəntɪˌnaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SERPENTINIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Serpentinize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb serpentinize in English.

WHAT DOES SERPENTINIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

serpentinize

Serpentinite

Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals. Minerals in this group are formed by serpentinization, a hydration and metamorphic transformation of ultramafic rock from the Earth's mantle. The mineral alteration is particularly important at the sea floor at tectonic plate boundaries.

Definition of serpentinize in the English dictionary

The definition of serpentinize in the dictionary is to wind or twist in a serpentine way, to follow a serpentine path, move like a serpent. Other definition of serpentinize is to convert into the mineral serpentine.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SERPENTINIZE

PRESENT

Present
I serpentinize
you serpentinize
he/she/it serpentinizes
we serpentinize
you serpentinize
they serpentinize
Present continuous
I am serpentinizing
you are serpentinizing
he/she/it is serpentinizing
we are serpentinizing
you are serpentinizing
they are serpentinizing
Present perfect
I have serpentinized
you have serpentinized
he/she/it has serpentinized
we have serpentinized
you have serpentinized
they have serpentinized
Present perfect continuous
I have been serpentinizing
you have been serpentinizing
he/she/it has been serpentinizing
we have been serpentinizing
you have been serpentinizing
they have been serpentinizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I serpentinized
you serpentinized
he/she/it serpentinized
we serpentinized
you serpentinized
they serpentinized
Past continuous
I was serpentinizing
you were serpentinizing
he/she/it was serpentinizing
we were serpentinizing
you were serpentinizing
they were serpentinizing
Past perfect
I had serpentinized
you had serpentinized
he/she/it had serpentinized
we had serpentinized
you had serpentinized
they had serpentinized
Past perfect continuous
I had been serpentinizing
you had been serpentinizing
he/she/it had been serpentinizing
we had been serpentinizing
you had been serpentinizing
they had been serpentinizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will serpentinize
you will serpentinize
he/she/it will serpentinize
we will serpentinize
you will serpentinize
they will serpentinize
Future continuous
I will be serpentinizing
you will be serpentinizing
he/she/it will be serpentinizing
we will be serpentinizing
you will be serpentinizing
they will be serpentinizing
Future perfect
I will have serpentinized
you will have serpentinized
he/she/it will have serpentinized
we will have serpentinized
you will have serpentinized
they will have serpentinized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been serpentinizing
you will have been serpentinizing
he/she/it will have been serpentinizing
we will have been serpentinizing
you will have been serpentinizing
they will have been serpentinizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would serpentinize
you would serpentinize
he/she/it would serpentinize
we would serpentinize
you would serpentinize
they would serpentinize
Conditional continuous
I would be serpentinizing
you would be serpentinizing
he/she/it would be serpentinizing
we would be serpentinizing
you would be serpentinizing
they would be serpentinizing
Conditional perfect
I would have serpentinize
you would have serpentinize
he/she/it would have serpentinize
we would have serpentinize
you would have serpentinize
they would have serpentinize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been serpentinizing
you would have been serpentinizing
he/she/it would have been serpentinizing
we would have been serpentinizing
you would have been serpentinizing
they would have been serpentinizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you serpentinize
we let´s serpentinize
you serpentinize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to serpentinize
Past participle
serpentinized
Present Participle
serpentinizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SERPENTINIZE


alkalinize
ˈælkəlɪˌnaɪz
cretinise
ˈkrɛtɪˌnaɪz
cutinise
ˈkjuːtɪˌnaɪz
cutinize
ˈkjuːtɪˌnaɪz
feminize
ˈfɛmɪˌnaɪz
gelatinise
dʒɪˈlætɪˌnaɪz
gelatinize
dʒɪˈlætɪˌnaɪz
homogenize
hɒˈmɒdʒɪˌnaɪz
keratinise
kɪˈrætɪˌnaɪz
keratinize
kɪˈrætɪˌnaɪz
Latinise
ˈlætɪˌnaɪz
Latinize
ˈlætɪˌnaɪz
nitrogenize
naɪˈtrɒdʒɪˌnaɪz
patinize
ˈpætɪˌnaɪz
platinise
ˈplætɪˌnaɪz
platinize
ˈplætɪˌnaɪz
routinize
ˈruːtɪˌnaɪz
scrutinize
ˈskruːtɪˌnaɪz
serpentinise
ˈsɜːpəntɪˌnaɪz
trichinize
ˈtrɪkɪˌnaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SERPENTINIZE

serpent
serpentiform
serpentine
serpentinely
serpentinic
serpentiningly
serpentinise
serpentinite
serpentinous
Serpentis
serpentise
serpentize
serpentlike
serpentry
serpiginous
serpiginously
serpigo
SERPS
serpula
serpulid

WORDS THAT END LIKE SERPENTINIZE

albuminize
aluminize
attitudinize
bituminize
chlorinize
cocainize
deaminize
defeminize
defibrinize
desalinize
divinize
effeminize
kaolinize
luteinize
masculinize
organize
pidginize
platitudinize
porcelainize
resinize
vitaminize

Synonyms and antonyms of serpentinize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «serpentinize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SERPENTINIZE

Find out the translation of serpentinize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of serpentinize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «serpentinize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

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1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

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570 millions of speakers

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Translator English - Hindi

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380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

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Translator English - Russian

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Translator English - Portuguese

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Translator English - Bengali

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Translator English - French

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Translator English - Malay

Serpentinize
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Translator English - German

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Translator English - Japanese

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Translator English - Korean

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Translator English - Javanese

Serpentinize
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vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

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Translator English - Tamil

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75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्पाकृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

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70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Polish

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Translator English - Ukrainian

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40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

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14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

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10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

serpentinize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of serpentinize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SERPENTINIZE»

The term «serpentinize» is normally little used and occupies the 143.287 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about serpentinize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SERPENTINIZE»

Discover the use of serpentinize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to serpentinize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Oceanic Lithosphere
Several authors (LePichon, 1969; Bottinga and Allegre, 1973; Bottinga and Steinmetz, 1979) have proposed that ultramafic rocks of the upper mantle may partially serpentinize in time, creating the high- velocity basal layer of the oceanic crust ...
Cesare Emiliani, 1981
2
Petroleum Geology of Northwest Europe: Proceedings of the ...
They are likely to have acted as conduits for the seawater circulation necessary to serpentinize the upper mantle. Boillot et al. (1989) demonstrated that seawater can penetrate and serpentinize the upper mantle in areas of thinned crust during  ...
A. J. Fleet, S. A. Boldy, 1999
3
Serpentinite Emplacement and Deformation in Western Puerto ...
Dehydration of slabs subducting beneath the forearc and water flowing through fractures in an extended forearc can partially serpentinize the mantle wedge causing serpentinite mud diapirs (Oakley et al., 2007). Serpentinite mud may form ...
Daniel A. Lao-Davila, 2008
4
Metasomatism and the Chemical Transformation of Rock: The ...
... exact amount of serpentinization, it is suggested that lithospheric bend faulting at the outer rise creates channels for seawater to serpentinize the cold (<600 C) ultramafic rocks in the subducting slabs (R€upke et al. 2002; Ranero et al. 2003).
Daniel Harlov, Hakon Austrheim, 2012
5
Europa
Deep hydrothermal systems on Europa could serpentinize the mantle to considerable depth (McKinnon and Zolensky, 2003; Vance et ai, 2007). The upper bound of 3760 kg m~3 is the maximum possible value for which real solutions are ...
Robert T. Pappalardo, William B. McKinnon, K. Khurana, 2009
6
Petrogenesis of Metamorphic Rocks
The reaction of 1 mol Fa produces enough silica to serpentinize 3 mol of Fo. Hence, a Fo75Fa25 olivine can be turned into serpentine and magnetite without leaving any residual, unreacted olivine. However, most olivine is more magnesian ...
Kurt Bucher, Rodney Grapes, 2011
7
Non-volcanic Rifting of Continental Margins: A Comparison of ...
The resultant crust-cutting faults allow water to reach and serpentinize the mantle , leading to the development of serpentinite decollements at the crust -mantle boundary and exhumation of mantle at the COT. Our predictions are consistent with ...
R. C. L. Wilson, 2001
8
Volcanic Hazards in Central America
These faults might be conduits for seawater to react with the slab lithosphere and serpentinize it. If so, then such long fracture zones might produce tears beneath the volcanic arc because they are water rich, therefore favoring more melting just  ...
William Ingersoll Rose, 2006
9
Mélanges: Processes of Formation and Societal Significance
Subduction of the Eldivan oceanic basin beneath the Pontides allowed several large fragments of mostly supra-subduction zone oceanic crust and some mantle to accrete to the margin, serpentinize, and produce mélange in the forearc ...
John Wakabayashi, Yildirim Dilek, 2011
10
Geological Survey Professional Paper
The late-stage hydro- thermal solutions associated with these pegmatites, if they serpentinize the ultrabasic rocks could easily introduce boron into the serpentine thus formed. This field relationship between ultrabasic rocks and associated ...
‎1962

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