Australian English Meaning of asbestos
asbestos
Other Australian English words related to asbestos
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of asbestos
- asbestine => asbestine
- asbestiform => asbestiform
- asbestic => asbestic
- asbat al-ansar => Companions of the Prophet
- asat => storm
- asarum virginicum => Canada Wildginger
- asarum shuttleworthii => Ginger flowers
- asarum europaeum => European Wild Ginger
- asarum canadense => wild ginger
- asarum => wild ginger
Definitions and Meaning of asbestos in English
asbestos (n)
a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
asbestos (n.)
A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine.
FAQs About the word asbestos
asbestos
a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancerA variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
asbestine => asbestine, asbestiform => asbestiform, asbestic => asbestic, asbat al-ansar => Companions of the Prophet, asat => storm,