(mineralogy) A variety of grunerite asbestos, once used in insulation.
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amosite
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Editorial note
Western European countries (including Spain, I am guessing) and Australia tended to use the most dangerous varieties of asbestos - crocidolite and amosite.
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(mineralogy) A variety of grunerite asbestos, once used in insulation.
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Definitions
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noun
(mineralogy) A variety of grunerite asbestos, once used in insulation.
Example sentences
Western European countries (including Spain, I am guessing) and Australia tended to use the most dangerous varieties of asbestos - crocidolite and amosite.
While Asbestos isn't good the 2 types of Asbestos that actually pose a major health risk Amosite and Crocidolite are also the modern types of Asbestos that were discovered in the 19th century.
Apparently South Africa was the world's second-largest market-economy producer of asbestos from the 1950s to the 1980s and the largest producer of amosite and crocidolite (I had to google those and it appears among asbestos there are a few different types/lengths of fibers).
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How do you use amosite in a sentence?
Western European countries (including Spain, I am guessing) and Australia tended to use the most dangerous varieties of asbestos - crocidolite and amosite.
What does amosite mean?
(mineralogy) A variety of grunerite asbestos, once used in insulation.
What part of speech is amosite?
amosite is commonly used as noun.