asbestos

Meaning of asbestos

noun
  1. Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.
    All types of asbestos are potentially carcinogenic when inhaled.
  2. Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals, asbestiforms

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Hyphenation of asbestos

as-bestos

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • asbestos is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of asbestos

Words that rhyme with asbestos

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