| 单词 | amianthus |
| 释义 | amianthus[ am-ee-an-thuhs ] / ˌæm iˈæn θəs / noun Mineralogy.a fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments. Origin of amianthus1660–70; <Latin amiantus<Greek amíantos, equivalent to a-a-6 + mian- (stem of miaínein to defile, make impure) + -tos verbal adjective suffix OTHER WORDS FROM amianthusam·i·an·thine [am-ee-an-thuhn, -thahyn], /ˌæm iˈæn θən, -θaɪn/, adjectiveam·i·an·thoid, am·i·an·thoi·dal, adjectiveWords nearby amianthusAmharic, Amherst, ami, amiable, amianthoid, amianthus, amic, amicable, amicable number, amicably, amice Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amianthus
British Dictionary definitions for amianthusamianthus / (ˌæmɪˈænθəs) / nounany of the fine silky varieties of asbestos Derived forms of amianthusamianthine, amianthoid or amianthoidal, adjectiveWord Origin for amianthusC17: from Latin amiantus, from Greek amiantos unsullied, from a- 1 + miainein to pollute Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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