a mixture of asbestos and cement moulded into sheets, pipes, etc., and used as a building and insulating material.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > cement or mortar > [noun] > asbestos cement (5) asbestos cement1890 a mixture of asbestos and cement moulded into sheets, pipes, etc., and used as a building and insulating material. Uralite1899 A proprietary name for an asbestos-based building material. Poilite1903 A building material made of asbestos and cement, used in the form of tiles, sheets, etc. Frequently attributive. fibro-cement1927 = asbestos cement n. at asbestos, n. compounds 2. fibro1953 = fibro-cement n.: also, a house constructed chiefly with fibro-cement; also as adj. Australian. |
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