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   Serpentine
   Serpentine has the formulae Mg6(Si4O10)(OH)8. It has a relative hardness of 4. It is a common mineral group and usually an alteration product of some magnesium silicate, especially olivine, pyroxene, and amphibole. Frequently associated with magnesite, chromite, and magnetite. Two varieties are antigorite(massive) and chrysotile(fibrous; also called asbestos).
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   serpentine
   [adj] - resembling a serpent in form
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   serpentine
   a mineral, magnesium silicate, usually green or brownish red and often mottled. Category: Chemistry
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   Serpentine
   snake shape, often used to describe winding wall or hedge. Also a type of green marble.
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   Serpentine
   1 Descriptive term for an undulating profile, especially in furniture. Serpentine fronts, with a convex curve in the centre flanked by slightly concave sides, were seen on rococo chests of drawers, cabinets and sideboards in the 18thC. From the late 17thC, some chairs had curving serpentine stretchers. 2 Mineral which ranges in colour from various ...
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   Serpentine
   Definition (advanced level) The curve with equation x 2 y + a b y - a 2 x = 0 , with constants a , b > 0 .
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   Serpentine
   Ser'pen·tine adjective [ Latin serpentinus : confer French serpentin .] Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid. « Thy shape Like his, and color serpentine .» Milton.
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   Serpentine
   Ser'pen·tine noun [ Confer (for sense 1) French serpentine , (for sense 2) serpentin .] 1. (Min.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious , or noble , serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-g ...
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   Serpentine
   Ser'pen·tine intransitive verb To serpentize. [ R.] Lyttleton.
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    serpentine
    1. <chemical> A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green colour, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green colour. ... Serpentine has been largely produced by the alteration of oth ...
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    serpentine
    snaky adjective resembling a serpent in form; `a serpentine wall`; `snaky ridges in the sand`
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    Serpentine
    `Serpentine` is a group of common rock-forming hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate (3) minerals; it may contain minor amounts of other elements including chromium, manganese, cobalt and nickel. In mineralogy and gemology, serpentine may refer to any of 20 varieties belonging to the serpentine group. Owing to admixture, these varieties are not always easy to individualize, and distinctions are not usually made. There are three important mine...
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    Serpentine
    • (a.) Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid. • (v. i.) To serpentize. • (n.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an...
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    serpentine
    (from the article `matchlock`) ...igniting gunpowder developed in the 15th century, a major advance in the manufacture of small arms. The matchlock was the first mechanical firing ... ...with the development of mechanisms that applied match to hand-portable weapons. German gunsmiths apparently led the way. The first step was a ... [2...
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    serpentine
    any of a group of hydrous magnesium-rich silicate minerals. The composition of these common rock-forming minerals approximates Mg3Si2O5(OH)4. ... [3 related articles]
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    serpentine
    serpentine Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous, subtly sly, and tempting.
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    Serpentine
    A compound curve with convex center and concave ends used for the fronts of chests, desks, cupboards, and similar pieces.
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    serpentine
    A curve named and studied by Isaac Newton in 1701 and contained in his classification of cubic curves. It had been studied earlier by de L'Hopital and Christiaan Huygens in 1692. The curve serpentine given by the Cartesian equation y(x) = abx/(x² - a²...
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    serpentine
    Serpentine. Credit: Mineral Information Institute A common magnesium silicate mineral, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, whose structure resembles that of kaolinite. There are three varieties: chrysotile, antigorite, and li...
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    serpentine
    serpentine (sûr'puntēn, –tīn) , hydrous silicate of magnesium. It occurs in crystalline form only as a pseudomorph having the form of some other mineral and is generally found in the form of chrysotile (silky fibers) and antigorite and lizardite (which are both tabular). C...
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