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Definitions for Asbestos
[1] Mineralogy . a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
[2] a fabric woven from asbestos fibers, formerly used for theater curtains, firefighters' gloves, etc.
[3] Theater . a fireproof curtain.
[4] any of the fibrous amphibole and serpentine minerals, esp chrysotile and tremolite, that are incombustible and resistant to chemicals. It was formerly widely used in the form of fabric or board as a heat-resistant structural material (as modifier ) asbestos matting
Words related to Asbestos
concrete, fire-resistant, incombustible, noncombustible, nonflammable
Words nearby Asbestos
asat, asb, asb., asben, asbestoid, asbestos, asbestos body, asbestos cement, asbestosis, asbjörnsen, asbm
Origin of Asbestos
1350–1400; < Latin < Greek: literally, unquenched, equivalent to a- a-6 + sbestós (sbes- variant stem of sbennýnai to quench + -tos past participle suffix); replacing Middle English asbeston, albeston < Middle French < Latin
Other words from Asbestos
as·bes·tine [as-bes -tin, az-] /æsˈbɛs tɪn, æz-/ , as·bes·tous , adjective
as·bes·toid , as·bes·toi·dal , adjective
non·as·bes·tine , adjective
Word origin for Asbestos
C14 (originally applied to a mythical stone the heat of which could not be extinguished): via Latin from Greek: from asbestos inextinguishable, from a- 1 + sbennunai to extinguish
Synonyms for Asbestos
concrete, fire-resistant, incombustible, noncandescent, noncombustible, nonflammable, noninflammable