серпенти́н — meaning in English
serpentin
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English meaning
- serpentine adj Winding and twisting like a snake.
Senses
серпенти́н is used for these senses in English:
- serpentine (mineralogy) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure, whose appearance somewhat resembles a snake's skin.
serpentine — full definition
- adj Winding and twisting like a snake.
- adj Cunning or deceitful, in the manner traditionally associated with snakes.
- noun A greenish mineral with a scaly, snake-skin-like appearance.