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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•bes•tos /æsˈbɛstəs, æz-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Mineralogya soft gray mineral that occurs as a fiber-like substance, formerly used for making fireproof articles and in building insulation.
Sometimes, asˈbes•tus. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•bes•tos (as bes′təs, az-),USA pronunciation n. - Mineralogya fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
- a fabric woven from asbestos fibers, formerly used for theater curtains, firefighters' gloves, etc.
- Show Business[Theat.]a fireproof curtain.
Also, as•bes′tus. - Latin
- Middle French
- Greek: literally, unquenched, equivalent. to a- a-6 + sbestós (sbes- variant stem of sbennýnai to quench + -tos past participle suffix); replacing Middle English asbeston, albeston
- Latin
- 1350–1400;
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