ophite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(of′īt, ō′fīt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
oph•ite  (of′īt, ō′fīt),USA pronunciation n. [Petrol.]
  1. Rocksa diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
  • Greek ophí̄tēs (líthos) serpentine (stone), equivalent. to óph(is) serpent + -í̄tēs -ite1
  • Latin ophītēs serpentine stone
  • 1350–1400; Middle English ophites
o•phit•ic  (ō fit′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
'ophite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ophiolite

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