asbestos

Speech parts

1. asbestos - Noun

2. asbestos - Verb

3. Asbestos - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

emery quartz mica fireproof brimstone jadeite alabaster bauxite fluorite boron silica manganese shale flipper feldspar
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Antonyms

flammable fiery waterproof combustible inflammable burnable
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Hypernyms

amphibole

Hyponyms

tremolite chrysotile

Phrases with the word

asbestos-containing materials asbestos cement asbestos board brown asbestos asbestos-free friable asbestos

Examples

Warm-hearted! I should think he has to wear asbestos vests! P. G. Wodehouse

The business of an orthodox preacher is about as successful as that of a celluloid dog chasing an asbestos cat through hell. Elbert Hubbard

The asbestos problem impacts everyone. John Engler

Determining how many asbestos suits have been filed or how much companies have spent to resolve them is difficult. Cases are filed in state and federal courts, and many companies do not disclose their spending on settlements. Alex Berenson

ANC officials in the Free State are locked in meetings to decide what should happen to ousted Mangaung mayor Sarah Olly Mlamleli following her arrest in connection with a multimillion-rand asbestos tender. Source: Internet

But look at the lead industry, plastic, oil, coal, arsenic, herbicides and pesticides and asbestos industries fighting tooth and nail to kill folks and the Gov doesn’t care. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

asbestization asbestize asbestoid asbestos abatement asbestos board asbestos cement