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Definition of Asbestos

1. Noun. A fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer.

Definition of Asbestos

1. Noun. Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, and chemical filters; the small fibres can cause cancer when lodged in the lungs. ¹

2. Adjective. Of, or relating to asbestos. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Asbestos

1. a mineral [n -ES] : ASBESTIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Asbestos

1. A fibrous incombustible mineral known to cause fibrosis and scarring in the lungs. Also a known carcinogenic material (can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma). (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asbestos

Literary usage of Asbestos

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions by North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers., Gerard H. Matthes (1905)
"The distribution of the asbestos in the matrix is very irregular: sometimes it has been ... The asbestos-deposits follow all the contortion* and nip-nuts, ..."

2. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"The predominant disease associated with asbestos exposure, asbestosis, is characterized by an interstitial pulmonary fibrosis commonly thought to represent ..."

3. Political and Commercial Geology and the World's Mineral Resources by Josiah Edward Spurr (1920)
"High-grade asbestos is spun or woven into ropes and fabrics, the fabrics being used for many purposes, such as safety curtains, mats, mattresses, ..."

4. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Serpentine-asbestos, or chrysotile, occurs in small veins forming an ... These various kinds of asbestos differ somewhat in their resistance to acids and ..."

5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Some of the asbestos mined in the United States is of this kind. Serpentine occurs in nature as large rock-masses, and the compact rock is frequently ..."

6. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"asbestos Deposits of Georgia* BY OLIVER B. HOPKINS,t ATLANTA, GA. (Pittsburgh Meeting, October, 1914) As prefatory to the body of this paper, a few general ..."

7. The Mineral Industry (1897)
"asbestos. asbestos was produced in the United States in 1896 in Georgia and ... In Georgia the Sail Mountain asbestos Co. installed new machinery and made ..."

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