单词 | asbestos |
释义 | asbestos (once / 5460 pages) n Asbestos is a fibrous mineral used mainly in making fireproof material. Inhaling asbestos can cause health problems such as lung cancer. Have you ever heard about people removing asbestos from a building? That's because this material — which is a fibrous amphibole used because it's fireproof — has been found to be very bad for people's health when inhaled. If you inhale bits of asbestos, which flake off over time, you could get lung cancer, a disease caused asbestosis, or other respiratory problems. Like a lot of things, it took time for people to realize asbestos was doing more harm than good. WORD FAMILYasbestos USAGE EXAMPLESThose corporate NY City lawyers badgered her about being only a high school graduate with no knowledge that asbestos was deadly. New York Times(Jan 06, 2016) Prosecutors in that case said the workers weren’t properly protected from asbestos. Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016) Asbestos was declared a human carcinogen by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer in 1987. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) n a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer Hypo|Hyper chrysotile a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos tremolitea white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos amphibole a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group |
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