asbestos
IPA: æsbˈɛstʌs
noun
- (mineralogy) Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.
- (mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals, asbestiforms
- Former name of Val des Sources.; A town in Asbestos, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
- Former name of Les Sources.; A regional county municipality of Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada
- Alternative spelling of Asbest; A town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural, Russia [A town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural, Russia]
verb
- To coat or line with asbestos.
- To expose to asbestos; to cause to suffer asbestosis.
- (figurative) To insulate or buffer.
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Examples of "asbestos" in Sentences
- Here is a cite for asbestos hill.
- Asbestos is a nasty health hazard.
- Maybe there is asbestos in the house.
- An asbestos mining town in the Pilbara.
- Substitutes for asbestos in construction.
- Another example was asbestos and the law.
- It is usually caused by exposure to asbestos.
- Asbestos was mixed into the cement as a binder.
- Management made the decision to encapsulate the asbestos.
- Chrysotile is the only asbestos mineral in the serpentine group.
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