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单词 asbestine
释义

asbestos /az-besˈtos/

noun
  1. A fine fibrous form of certain minerals capable of being woven into incombustible cloth or felted sheets for insulation, etc
  2. (commercially) chrysotile, a fibrous serpentine
adjective

Of or like asbestos, esp in being resistant to heat

ORIGIN: Gr, literally, unquenchable, from a- (privative), and sbestos extinguished

asbesˈtic, asbesˈtiform, asbesˈtine or asbesˈtous adjective

Of or like asbestos

asbestōˈsis noun

A lung disease with scarring and carcinoma caused by inhaling asbestos dust over long periods

asbestos cement noun

Cement containing asbestos fibres, used to make thin slabs for various purposes in building

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