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asbestos

noun

1 asbestos

A fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer.

Roget 388a: insulation, incombustible material, noncombustible material; fire retardant, flame retardant; fire wall, fire door.    incombustibility, incombustibleness etc. adj.. extincteur [Fr.]; fire annihilator; amianth, ... show more

Dutch: asbest
Polish: azbest


Moby thesaurus: act drop, amianthus, asbestos board, asbestos curtain, backdrop, batten, border, cloth, coulisse, counterweight, curtain, curtain board, cyclorama, decor, drop, drop curtain, earth flax, fire break, fire curtain, fire line ... show more.

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