asbestos

asbestos is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine.
2. noun. a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer

Common word forms

asbestoses

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