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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•i•an•thus (am′ē an′thəs),USA pronunciation n. [Mineral.]- Mineralogya fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments.
- Greek amíantos, equivalent. to a- a-6 + mian- (stem of miaínein to defile, make impure) + -tos verbal adjective, adjectival suffix
- Latin amiantus
- 1660–70;
am•i•an•thine (am′ē an′thən, -thīn),USA pronunciation adj. am′i•an′thoid, am′i•an•thoi′dal, adj. |