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Definition of Ophite

1. a. Of or pertaining to a serpent.

2. 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.

3. n. A mamber of a Gnostic serpent-worshiping sect of the second century.

Definition of Ophite

1. Noun. (geology) Any of various rocks having snake-like markings. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

2. Adjective. (rare) Serpent-like; ophidian. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ophite

1. an igneous rock [n -S] : OPHITIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Ophite

1. A greenish spotted porphyry, being a diabase whose pyroxene has been altered to uralite; first found in the Pyreness. So called from the coloured spots which give it a mottled appearance. Ophi"ic. Origin: L. Ophites, Gr. (sc), a kind of marble spotted like a serpent: cf. F. Ophite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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