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单词 crocidolite
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Definition of crocidolite in English:

crocidolite

noun krə(ʊ)ˈsɪdəlʌɪtkrōˈsidəˌlīt
mass noun
  • A fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of a silicate of iron and sodium.

    Also called "blue asbestos"
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another asbestos mineral, crocidolite, is used for more specialized applications, when, for example, better acid resistance is desirable.
    • Both amosite and crocidolite, which typically contains well over 20% iron by weight, are biochemically reactive in the lung because of the catalytic effects of ferrous iron present on the fibre surface.
    • Asbestos, a fibrous hydrous silicate mineral, exists in 6 forms for industrial use: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite.
    • The major types of silicates causing asbestos-related disease are chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite, with the latter being the most pathogenic.
    • Most amphibole asbestos was mined as crocidolite and amosite from Precambrian banded ironstones in South Africa and, to a lesser extent, Western Australia.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek krokis, krokid- 'nap of cloth' + -lite.

 
 

Definition of crocidolite in US English:

crocidolite

nounkrōˈsidəˌlīt
  • A fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of a silicate of iron and sodium.

    Also called "blue asbestos" (see asbestos)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most amphibole asbestos was mined as crocidolite and amosite from Precambrian banded ironstones in South Africa and, to a lesser extent, Western Australia.
    • Both amosite and crocidolite, which typically contains well over 20% iron by weight, are biochemically reactive in the lung because of the catalytic effects of ferrous iron present on the fibre surface.
    • The major types of silicates causing asbestos-related disease are chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite, with the latter being the most pathogenic.
    • Asbestos, a fibrous hydrous silicate mineral, exists in 6 forms for industrial use: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite.
    • Another asbestos mineral, crocidolite, is used for more specialized applications, when, for example, better acid resistance is desirable.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek krokis, krokid- ‘nap of cloth’ + -lite.

 
 
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