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ser•pen•tin•ize
Pronunciation: (sûr"pun-tē'nīz), [key]—
v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
Mineral.
to convert (a mineral or rock) into serpentine.
Also, esp. Brit.,ser"pen•tin'ise.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.