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asbestine en · ADJ

Etymology

From asbestos + -ine?

Meanings

  1. Resembling or relating to asbestos.

Forms

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most asbestine Degree=Sup lexicographic
more asbestine Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (1)

pl azbestowy (Translations)

asbestine en · NOUN

Etymology

From asbestos + -ine?

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A type of fibrous talc used primarily as a filler or extender.
    • Compositions of Magnesium Silicates / Percentage composition / 1⁴ 2⁴ 3 4 5 6 /[…] / 1. American talc. / 2. Soapstone. / 3. Microtalc IT. A/S Norwegian Talc. / 4. Sepiolite. F. W. Berk & Co. / 5. Asbestines X, 3X, 5X, FT, 325 and 425. / 6. Asbestine 625. 1962, Herbert W. Chatfield, editor, The Science of Surface Coatings, London: Ernest Benn Limited, page 222:
    • The Asbestines are crystalline Silicates of a whitish grey in colour containing Alumina, Lime, Iron and Magnesia. 1932, Sands, Clays and Minerals, page 49:
    • The most efficient of these fillers for reducing the coefficient of thermal expansion of vinyl acetate resin are the asbestines. 1944 November, Philip S. Turner, Jewel Doran, Frank W. Reinhart, Fairing Compositions for Aircraft Surfaces (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics: Technical Note; No. 958), Washington, page 8:

Forms

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asbestines Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

asbestinite

Translations (1)

pl azbestyna (Translations)