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Definition of serpantin (yılantaşı) in Turkish English dictionary
- serpentine
- Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates
- Sinuous; curving in alternate directions
The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous.
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes
- Any of many minerals that have the same layered crystal structure
- {a} winding like a serpent, spiral
- A kind of ancient cannon
- Waving or undulating surface, resembling a snake's movement Term applies to both decoration and design (a serpentine-front cabinet, for example, has a convex center and concave ends) Characteristic of Hepplewhite and various French styles
- {s} like a serpent; twisting, winding; sly, wily, treacherous
- An early form of cannon
- {i} hydrous magnesium silicate, common mineral which resembles jade (used for decoration)
- An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals
- Something that is serpentine is curving and winding in shape, like a snake when it moves. serpentine woodland pathways. = winding. a lake in Hyde Park in London. Any of a group of magnesium-rich silicate minerals whose composition resembles Mg3Si2O5(OH)4. Serpentine generally occurs in three forms: as chrysotile, the most common variety of asbestos; and as antigorite or lizardite, both of which are commonly massive and fine-grained. Named in allusion to its resemblance to a snake's skin, serpentine is usually grayish, white, or green but may be yellow or green-blue. It takes a high polish and is sometimes used as an ornamental stone
- Two curves reminiscent of a serpent's movement; commonly found on fronts or tops of case pieces
- Of or characteristic of serpentine rocks or the plants that grow there
- resembling a serpent in form; "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand
- Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color
- Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites
- It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin
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