Look up: asbestos

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   Asbestos
   Asbestos is a fibrous mineral with a high melting and combustion point. Cloth was made of it by the ancient Egyptians.
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   Asbestos
   A mineral fiber that can pollute air or water and cause cancer or asbestosis when inhaled. EPA has banned or severely restricted its use in manufacturing and construction.
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   asbestos
   [n] - a fibrous amphibole
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   Asbestos
   Potently toxic material known to cause cancer in humans and fibrotic disease. See asbestosis.
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   Asbestos
   A natural material made up of fine fibres. This description covers a number of fibrous silicate minerals such as calcium magnesium silicate. Use very restricted due to health implications.
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   Asbestos
   A fibrous material made from silica. Very heat resistant so often used in the past in buildings for insulation. Now banned because it is a health risk. Exposure to asbestos can cause a lung disease called asbestosis and also a type of cancer that affects the lungs, called mesothelioma. Mesothelioma can occur up to 40 years after the exposure to ...
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   Asbestos
   Airborne asbestos fibres are very hazardous to health. The main area of risk is work on existing buildings.
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   Asbestos
   A mineral of fibrous texture, capable of being woven into a heat-resistant material; commonly used for fireproofing and thermal insulation in manufacturing and industry.
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   asbestos
   (jargon) Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect one from flames; also in other highly flame-suggestive usages. E.g., asbestos longjohns, asbestos cork award. [Jargon File] (1996-02-06)
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    Asbestos
    Our Asbestos Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Asbestos Asbestos: A natural material made up of tiny fibers which can lodge in the lungs and lead to cancer or scarring of the lungs. The cancer may be lung cancer or (mesothelioma), which is a cancer of the lining of the lungs or other internal organs. The s ...
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    asbestos
    mineral fibres of ferromagnesium silicate, known for their fire resistance. This versatile material was much used for construction cement strengthening and fireproof fabrics, but its use banned due to its harmful effects on health Category: Management in the public and private sector • a natural mineral substance produced by the decomposition of certain rocks; its main property is its ...
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    Asbestos
    A common form of magnesium silicate which was used in various construction products due to its stability and resistance to fire. Asbestos exposure (caused by inhaling loose asbestos fibers) is associated with various forms of lung disease. The name given to certain inorganic minerals when they occur in fibrous form. Though fire-resistant, its extr ...
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    Asbestos
    a generic term for a group of minerals found in veins in rock consisting of textile like silicate fibres. The most common members of this group are chrysotile, crocidolite and amosite. Chrysotile also known as white asbestos is the most widely used and its fibres are soft, flexible and curly. ...
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    asbestos
    <chemical> A fibrous incombustible mineral known to cause fibrosis and scarring in the lungs. Also a known carcinogenic material (can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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    asbestos
    noun a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
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    Asbestos
    [[Image:Blue asbestos.jpg|thumb|Blue asbestos (crocidolite) from Wittenoom, Western Australia. The ruler is 1 cm. ]] `Asbestos` is composed of minerals, known since antiquity, with long, thin fibrous crystals. The word `asbestos` is derived from a Greek adjective meaning inextinguishable. The Greeks termed asbestos the `miracle mineral` because of its soft and pliant properties, as well as its ability to withstand heat. Asbestos became increasi...
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    asbestos
    (as-bes´tәs) fibrous calcium and magnesium silicate, a nonburning compound used in roofing materials, insulation for electric circuits, brake linings, and many other products that must be fire resistant. Alternative materials are being developed to replace asbestos because fine asbestos fibers can be inhaled...
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    Asbestos
    • (n.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine.
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    Asbestos
    town, Estrie region, southern Quebec province, Canada. Asbestos lies near the Southwest Nicolet River, 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Quebec city. ...
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    asbestos
    any of several minerals that readily separate into long, flexible fibres. Chrysotile, the fibrous form of the mineral serpentine, is the best-known ... [8 related articles]
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    asbestos
    The commercial product, after mining and processing, obtained from a family of fibrous hydrated silicates divided mineralogically into amphiboles (amosite, anthrophyllite, and crocidolite) and serpentines (chrysotile); it is virtually insoluble and is used to provide tensile strength and moldability, thermal insulation, and resistance to fire, heat...
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    Asbestos
    A common form of magnesium silicate which was used in various construction products due to it's stability and resistance to fire. Asbestos exposure, by inhaling loose asbestos fibers, is associated with various forms of lung disease.
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    Asbestos
    Asbestos (ăsbes'tus, äz"bestōs') , town (1991 pop. 6,487), SE Que., Canada. Asbestos is mined in the area and asbestos products are made in the town. Other manufactures include wood products and electrical equipment.
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    asbestos
    asbestos, common name for any of a variety of silicate minerals within the amphibole and serpentine groups that are fibrous in structure and more or less resistant to acid and fire. Chrysotile asbestos, a form of serpentine, is the chief commercial asbestos. Varieties of amphibole asbestos are amosi...
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