Asbestine is a mineral compound composed of nearly pure fibrous magnesium silicate, with physical characteristics between those of asbestos and talc. It is used in paper manufacture and construction. ==Applications== In antiquity, it was sometimes called linum vivum, and used to take advantage of its fire-resistant properties. These uses included ...
• (a.) Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic.
As·bes'tine adjective Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic. 
asbestine Of, pertaining to, or having the properties of, asbestos; not likely to burn, incombustible.