Definition of ophite

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Ophite (n.) A greenish spotted porphyry, being a diabase whose pyroxene has been altered to uralite; -- first found in the Pyreness. So called from the colored spots which give it a mottled appearance..

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Serpentinian :: Serpentinian (n.) See 2d Ophite.
Zoophite :: Zoophite (n.) A zoophyte.
Ophite :: Ophite (a.) A mamber of a Gnostic serpent-worshiping sect of the second century.
Ophite :: Ophite (a.) Of or pertaining to a serpent.
Ophite :: Ophite (n.) A greenish spotted porphyry, being a diabase whose pyroxene has been altered to uralite; -- first found in the Pyreness. So called from the colored spots which give it a mottled appearance..
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