Asbestine

Asbestine

Asbestine is a mineral compound composed of nearly pure fibrous magnesium silicate. It has fire-resistance characteristics between those of asbestos and talc ref label|Books|1|^. It is now used in paper manufacture, but was anciently said to be made into napkins and towels, which, when dirty, were simply thrown into the fire to clean ref label|1728|2|^. By some it was called linum vivum.ref label|1728|2|^

ee also

*asbestos

References

#note label|Books|1|^cite web|url=http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/dt/dt0161.html|title=Asbestine|work=Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology|author=Roberts, Matt T. and Don Etherington|accessdate=2006-01-26
#note label|1728|2|^1728 [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/HistSciTech/HistSciTech-idx?type=turn&entity=HistSciTech000900240192&isize=L]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Asbestine — As*bes tine, a. Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • asbestine — (adj.) 1620s, from L. asbestinus, from Gk. asbestinos, from asbestos (see ASBESTOS (Cf. asbestos)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • asbestine — asbestonitas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Asbesto ir ebonito mišinys. atitikmenys: angl. asbestine rus. асбестонит …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • asbestine — See asbestos. * * * …   Universalium

  • asbestine — adj. comprised of or pertaining to asbestos …   English contemporary dictionary

  • asbestine — as·bes·tine …   English syllables

  • asbestine — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Asbestine —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌstēn, stə̇n trademark used for a finely fibrous variety of talc used especially as a filler for rubber and paper and as an extender and white pigment in paints …   Useful english dictionary

  • asbestos — asbestine /as bes tin, az /, asbestous, adj. asbestoid, asbestoidal, adj. /as bes teuhs, az /, n. 1. Mineral. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles. 2. a fabric woven from… …   Universalium

  • Asbestic — As*bes tic, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling asbestus; inconsumable; asbestine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”