Serpentinization

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Serpentinize \Ser"pen*tin*ize\, v. t. (Min.)
     To convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine. --
     {Ser`pen*tin`i*za"tion}, n.
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