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Word: Asbestos
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century, via Latin from Greek asbestos ‘unquenchable’ (applied by Dioscurides to quicklime), from a- ‘not’ + sbestos (from sbennumi ‘quench’)
asˈbɛstəs
asˈbɛstɒs
a highly heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics, and is used in brake linings and in fire-resistant and insulating materials
Short Definition:highly heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics
Examples:- asbestos was used for pipe insulation
- asbestos shingles
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