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   Amianthus
   Am`i·an'thus noun [ Latin amiantus , Greek ... ... (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; 'a priv. + ... to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility.] (Min.) Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silk...
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   amianthus
   <chemical> Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus. ... Origin: L. Amiantus, Gr. (lit, unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; priv. + to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Amianthus
   • (n.) Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus.
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   Amianthus
   Amianthus is a soft, silky variety of asbestos.
   Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/HA.HTM
   
   

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