Asbestos

[æz'bestɒs;æs-;-təs] or [æs'bɛstəs]

Definition

(noun.) a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer.

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Definition

(n.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine.

Checker: Ophelia

Definition

n. an incombustible mineral a variety of hornblende of a fine fibrous texture resembling flax: (fig.) anything unquenchable.—adjs. Asbes′tic Asbes′tous Asbes′tine of or like asbestos: incombustible.

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