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

Derived forms: asbestoses

Type of: amphibole

Part of: amphibole group

Encyclopedia: Asbestos, amosite Asbestos, Quebec Asbestos Asbestos, serpentine Asbestos, crocidolite Asbestos, amphibole

• longroot
• longshore
• longshoreman
• longshot
• longsighted
• longsightedness
• longspur
• longstanding
• longtail weasel
• longtime
• longueur
• longways
• longways dance
• longwise
• longwool
• longyi
• Lonicera
• Lonicera albiflora
• Lonicera canadensis
• Lonicera caprifolium
• Lonicera dioica
• Lonicera flava
• Lonicera hirsuta
• Lonicera involucrata
• Lonicera japonica