- Asbestiform
Asbestiform implies a particular kind of fibrosity in which
fiber s have hightensile strength and flexibility.ee also
*
Asbestos
*Chrysotile
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
Asbestiform
Look at other dictionaries:
Asbestiform — As*bes ti*form, a. [L. asbestus + form.] Having the form or structure of asbestus. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asbestiform — adjective having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility … Wiktionary
asbestiform — as·bes·ti·form (as besґtĭ form) having a fibrous structure that is or looks like that of asbestos; said of asbestos and substances that resemble it … Medical dictionary
asbestiform — as·bes·ti·form … English syllables
asbestiform — asˈbestəˌfȯrm, az adjective Etymology: asbestos (I) + iform : having the form or appearance of asbestos … Useful english dictionary
Asbestos — For other uses, see Asbestos (disambiguation). Fibrous asbestos on muscovite … Wikipedia
amphibole — /am feuh bohl /, n. Mineral. any of a complex group of hydrous silicate minerals, containing chiefly calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, and aluminum, and including hornblende, tremolite, asbestos, etc., occurring as important constituents of many… … Universalium
List of minerals — This is a List of minerals for which there are Wikipedia articles. Mineral variety names and mineraloids are to be listed after the valid minerals for each letter.For a complete listing (about 4,000) of all mineral names: List of minerals… … Wikipedia
Riebeckite — Crocidolite, variety of Riebeckite Locality: Pomfret Mine, Vryburg, South Africa General Category Silicate miner … Wikipedia
as|bes|tous — «as BEHS tuhs, az », adjective. = asbestiform. (Cf. ↑asbestiform) … Useful english dictionary
