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Meanings of
amianthus
in English
Russian
асбест
Portuguese
amianto
Catalan
amiant
Spanish
amianto
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Group of highly stable, non-flammable silicate minerals with a fibrous structure.
asbestos
Russian
асбест
Usage of
amianthus
in English
1
It was wrapped in a cloth of
amianthus
,
which he took off.
2
The Chinese and the Corsicans blend the fibres of
amianthus
in their pottery to give it tenacity.
3
Some of the finest
amianthus
,
with long silky flexible fibres, occurs in the district of the Tarentaise in Savoy.
4
Some of them, it was stated, who wore double gloves of
amianthus
,
held a red-hot bar during four minutes.
5
AMIANTHUS
,
a corruption of amiantus (Gr.
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Frequent collocations
finest amianthus
Translations for
amianthus
Russian
асбест
Portuguese
amianto
asbesto
Catalan
amiant
asbest
Spanish
amianto
asbesto
Amianthus
through the time