Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 16 compound words that contain asbestos. The most common are listed below. Open asbestos in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- asbestos cementA composite building material consisting of cement and asbestos fibers pressed into thin rigid sheets or other shapes.
- blue asbestosCrocdilite
- brown asbestosSynonym of amosite: A variety of grunerite asbestos, once used in insulation.
- white asbestosSynonym of chrysotile: A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
- green asbestosSynonym of actinolite: A mineral with monoclinic crystals of the chemical formula Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂, belonging to the amphibole group.
- asbestos cementsplural of asbestos cement: A composite building material consisting of cement and asbestos fibers pressed into thin rigid sheets or other shapes.
Compound words 16
- asbesticRelating to, or resembling, asbestos.
- asbestineResembling or relating to asbestos.
- asbestifyTo convert into asbestos or into a mixture containing asbestos.
- asbestizeTo make or become asbestiform.
- asbestosizationThe act of asbestizing; asbestization.
- asbestiferousContaining asbestos.
- asbestificationThe process of asbestifying.
- asbestiseAlternative spelling of asbestize: To make or become asbestiform.
- asbestiteA synthetic insulating material similar to bronzite.
- asbestizationThe act of asbestizing.