ETYM Latin serpentinus: cf. French serpentin.
Resembling a serpent in form; SYN. snaky.
Qui a la forme d'une anguille.
1. Sinueux. Un parcours tortueux.
2. Retors. Un caractère tortueux.
Group of minerals, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4, occurring in soft metamorphic rocks and usually dark green. The fibrous form chrysotile is a source of asbestos; other forms are antigorite and lizardite Serpentine minerals are formed by hydration of ultrabasic rocks during metamorphism. Rare snake-patterned forms are used in ornamental carving.
1. Accessoire de cotillon.
2. Tube en spirale.