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1. (n.) asbestos
a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles and in building insulation.
2. asbestos
a fabric woven from asbestos fibers, formerly used for theater curtains, firefighters' gloves, etc.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME asbeston, albeston < MF < L
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| Definition of 'Asbestos' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) asbestos
a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Asbestos
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
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Asbestos
1. The white-hope of the damned.
2. A specially prepared paper upon which _The Philistine_ is printed.
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| Definitions of 'Asbestos' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. Asbestos
[common] Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect one from
flames; also in other highly
flame-suggestive usages. See, for example,
asbestos longjohns and
asbestos cork award.
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| Definition of 'Asbestos' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Asbestos
Asbestos. Fibrous incombustible mineral composed of magnesium and calcium silicates with or without other elements. It is relatively inert chemically and used in thermal insulation and fireproofing. Inhalation of dust causes asbestosis and later lung and gastrointestinal neoplasms.
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Sense: (of) a mineral that will not burn which can protect against fire
an asbestos suit.
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 Afrikaans: asbes |
 Arabic: حَرير صَخْري، أسْبيسْتوس |
 Bulgarian: азбест |
 Brazilian: amianto |
 German: der Asbest |
 Danish: asbest |
 Greek: αμίαντος |
 Spanish: asbesto |
 Estonian: asbest |
 Farsi: پنبۀ نسوز |
 Finnish: asbesti |
 French: amiante |
 Hebrew: אַסבֶּסט |
 Hindi: ऐसबेस्टस |
 Croatian: azbest |
 Hungarian: azbeszt |
 Indonesian: asbes |
 Icelandic: asbest |
 Italian: amianto |
 Japanese: 石綿 |
 Korean: 석면 |
 Lithuanian: asbestas |
 Latvian: azbests |
 Malay: asestos |
 Dutch: asbest |
 Norwegian: asbest |
 Polish: azbest |
 Persian: پنبۀ نسوز |
 Pashto: یو نوع ماده چی د پنبی په |
 Portuguese: amianto |
 Romanian: azbest |
 Russian: асбест |
 Slovak: azbest; azbestový |
 Slovenian: azbest |
 Serbian: azbest, azbestni |
 Swedish: asbest |
 Thai: แร่ใยหิน |
 Turkish: amyant, asbest |
 Taiwanese: 石棉 |
 Ukrainian: азбест |
 Urdu: ایک معدنی چیز |
 Vietnamese: amiăng |
 Chinese: 石棉 |
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