am·i·an·thus 
(ăm′ē-ănthəs) also am·i·an·tus (-təs)
(ăm′ē-ănthəs) also am·i·an·tus (-təs)n.
Asbestos with fine, silky fibers.
[Latin amiantus, from Greek amiantos, undefiled : a-, not; see A-1 + miantos, defiled (from miainein, to defile).]
- by leaps and bounds
- byline
- by-line
- byliner
- by means of
- by-name
- by no means
- BYOB
- by one's bootstraps
- by oneself
- by (one's) (own) bootstraps
- by one's own bootstraps
- by (or in)fits and starts
- by (or in) fits and starts
- by own bootstraps
- bypass
- by-pass
- bypast
- by-path
- byplay
- by-play
- byproduct
- by-product
- Byrd
- Byrd