ophite

oph·ite

(ŏf′īt′, ō′fīt′)

Any of various mottled greenish rocks, such as serpentinite.

[Middle English ophites, from Latin ophītēs, from Greek ophītēs (lithos), serpentlike (stone), from ophis, serpent.]

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ophite

(ˈəʊfaɪt)

(Geological Science) any of several greenish mottled rocks with ophitic texture, such as dolerite and diabase

[C17: from Latin ophītēs, from Greek, from ophis snake: because the mottled appearance resembles the markings of a snake]

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oph•ite

(ˈɒf aɪt, ˈoʊ faɪt)

n.

a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.

[1350–1400; Middle English ophites < Latin ophītēs serpentine stone < Greek ophitēs (líthos)]

o•phit•ic (ō fit′ik), adj.

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