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1. a mottled green rock composed of diabase 2. any of various green rocks, such as serpentine 3. [obsolete] of or pertaining to a serpent

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  • Geolog. ', t. ii., p. 379-415; on a similar effect produced by the action of dioritic and pyroxenic porphyry (the' ophite 'described by Elie de Beaumont, in the'...
  • Lateran, are the only examples of ophite pillars in Rome.
  • Mike DeVine's ophite Saturday, April 11th at 2: 56PM EDT
  • The justices job is to interpret laws. ophite: They certainly can "write law," whatever that means, when it comes to the application of Constitutional amendments.
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