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asbestos

as·bes·tos

UK/æsˈbɛs.tɒs/ US/æsˈbɛs.təs/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From Old French abestos, from Latin asbestos, itself from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos, “unquenchable, inextinguishable”), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + σβέννῡμῐ (sbénnūmĭ, “to quench, quell”).

Phrases

  • asbestos cement
  • blue asbestos
  • brown asbestos
  • common asbestos
  • green asbestos
  • white asbestos

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