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PRONUNCIATION OF AMOSITE

amosite  [ˈæməˌsaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMOSITE

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Amosite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMOSITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

amosite

Grunerite

Grunerite is a mineral of the amphibole group of minerals with formula Fe7Si8O222. It is the iron endmember of the grunerite-cummingtonite series. It forms as fibrous, columnar or massive aggregates of crystals. The crystals are monoclinic prismatic. The luster is glassy to pearly with colors ranging from green, brown to dark grey. The Mohs hardness is 5 to 6 and the specific gravity is 3.4 to 3.5. It was discovered in 1853 and named after Emmanuel-Louis Gruner, a Swiss-French chemist who first analysed it.

Definition of amosite in the English dictionary

The definition of amosite in the dictionary is a fibrous mineral used in the manufacture of heat and acid-proof asbestos.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMOSITE


anorthosite
ænˈɔːθəˌsaɪt
anthracite
ˈænθrəˌsaɪt
cerussite
ˈsɪərəˌsaɪt
chalcocite
ˈkælkəˌsaɪt
ectoparasite
ˌɛktəʊˈpærəˌsaɪt
granulocyte
ˈɡrænjʊləˌsaɪt
hepatocyte
hɪˈpætəˌsaɪt
histiocyte
ˈhɪstɪəˌsaɪt
kamacite
ˈkæməˌsaɪt
leucocyte
ˈluːkəˌsaɪt
leukocyte
ˈluːkəˌsaɪt
marcasite
ˈmɑːkəˌsaɪt
megakaryocyte
ˌmɛɡəˈkærɪəˌsaɪt
oocyte
ˈəʊəˌsaɪt
oversight
ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt
parasite
ˈpærəˌsaɪt
phagocyte
ˈfæɡəˌsaɪt
reticulocyte
rɪˈtɪkjʊləˌsaɪt
thaumasite
ˈθɔːməˌsaɪt
thrombocyte
ˈθrɒmbəˌsaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMOSITE

amort
amortal
amortisable
amortisement
amortizable
amortization
amortize
amortized mortgage loan
amortizement
Amos
amotion
amount
amount of substance
amour
amour-propre
amourette
amove
amowt
amoxicillin
amoxycillin

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMOSITE

apposite
composite
construction site
decomposite
epidosite
exquisite
fansite
inapposite
incomposite
microsite
off-site
on-site
opposite
prerequisite
requisite
rhodochrosite
site
spilosite
visite
website

Synonyms and antonyms of amosite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «amosite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMOSITE

Find out the translation of amosite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of amosite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amosite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铁石棉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amosita
570 millions of speakers

English

amosite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

amosite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأموزيت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

амозита
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

amosita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

amosite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

amosite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Amosit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Amosite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アモサイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

amosite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amosite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Amosite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

amosite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Amosite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amosit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

amosite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

amozyt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

амозіта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amozit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμοσίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Amosiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

amosit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

amosite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of amosite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMOSITE»

The term «amosite» is normally little used and occupies the 131.884 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMOSITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amosite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMOSITE»

Discover the use of amosite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amosite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mineral Fibers and Health
The Amosite Anomaly While it has not so far been possible to publish full epidemiological studies on the workers in the asbestos mines and mills in the Republic of South Africa, it has been stated that the crocidolite mines in the North West ...
F.D.K. Liddell, Klara Miller, 1991
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Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects, ...
Wagner.et.al.219.reported.a.32-year-old.white.man.who.worked.as.a.bookkeeper .at.an. amosite.mine.in.the.Transvaal.area.of.South.Africa.who.developed. mesothelioma.(their.case.no.. 24)..As.a.child,.he.lived.up.to.age.7.years.in. Kuruman,.
Ronald F. Dodson, Samuel P. Hammar, 2011
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Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their Health ...
2 mg/m3of chrysotile, there were six adenomas, one adenocarcinoma and one squamous cell carcinoma. There were also adenomas in the groups exposed to amosite at 10 mg/m3 (two) and to crocidolite (one at 10mg/m3, two at 5mg/m3).
Morton Lippmann, 2009
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Pathology of the Lung
Table 30-7 shows the percentage of deaths due to mesothelioma in various occupationally exposed populations, and it is evident that chrysotile exposure is associated with a much lower mesothelioma rate than is amosite or crocidolite ...
William M. Thurlbeck, Andrew Churg, 1995
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Rock-forming Minerals
(1974). The occurrences of cummingtonite-grunerites in igneous rocks were reviewed by Wones & Gilbert (1982). Amosite asbestos Although, as noted above , cummingtonite-grunerites occur in crystal habits ranging from prismatic to finely  ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1997
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Mesotheliomas of Animals: A Comprehensive, Tabular ...
Amosite. Pode Duration Dose Study Duration 2n. 2eritoneal Single 2mg 22 days 2n. 2eritoneal Single 2mg 22 days 2n.Peritoneal Single 2mg 22 days 2n. 2eritoneal Single 2mg 22 days 2n.Peritoneal Single 2mg 22 days 2n.Peritoneal Single ...
Edward B. Ilgren, 1993
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Malignant Mesothelioma: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and ...
How much of the incidence of mesothelioma in America was due to amosite was unclear. J.S. Harington (79) wrote a chapter on mesothelioma in the book The Prevention of Cancer, edited by Raven and Rowe in 1967. He stated, “The results ...
Harvey I. Pass, Nicholas Vogelzang, Michele Carbone, 2006
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Free Radicals and Inhalation Pathology: Respiratory System, ...
Amosite Synthetic vitreous fibres, refractory ceramic fibre Amosite (short and long ) Amosite Amosite, crocidolite, chrysotile A, thin glass wool and thin rook wool fibres; milled glass wool and milled rook wool, titanium dioxide Cultured human ...
Erich Schiller, 2004
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The Complete Technology Book on Minerals & Mineral Processing
The amosite fields of eastern Transvaal have the same history of deposition at the blue asbestos fields of Cape Province, but there the comparison ends. The host rocks are a dense, dark grey and the fibre seams an ash grey. The fibre seams ...
NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers, 2008
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Dail and Hammar's Pulmonary Pathology: Volume II: Neoplastic ...
Analysis of fiber size measures (length, width, fi aspect ratio, surface, mass) showed that pleural plaques were strongly associated with high aspect ratio amosite fibers and suggested mesotheliomas were associated with fi low aspect ratio ...
Joseph F. Tomashefski, Carol Farver, Armando E. Fraire, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMOSITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amosite is used in the context of the following news items.
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restaurant inspections - LancasterOnline: Restaurant Inspections
Bonefish Grill LLC, 970 Plaza Blvd., Lancaster, June 29. No violations. Big's B's Backyard Cafe, 1329 Amosite Road, Bainbridge, June 22. «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
2
Gov't must keep vigilant on health risks of asbestos
... on Cancer show that there is no safe form of asbestos — chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite or otherwise — and no safe exposure threshold. «Brandon Sun, Jul 15»
3
Lancaster County Police Log: Friday, July 3, 2015 - LancasterOnline …
... after police said he took $350 worth of property in September 2014 from a residence he was renting in the 1300 block of Amosite Road. «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
4
Mr Fluffy: Frequently asked questions to Asbestos Response Taskforce
The most common asbestos types used in Australia were chrysotile (white asbestos), amosite (brown asbestos) and crocidolite (blue asbestos). «ABC Online, Jun 15»
5
Mr Fluffy owners welcome NSW buyback and demolition scheme
Mr Bresnik, who first discovered his family home contained pure amosite in 1991, said he would look to rebuild but awaited more details of the ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
6
It survived the birth of Canberra but it won't survive Mr Fluffy
Now Mr MacKinnon accepts that no amount of cleaning can rid the homestead of the legacy of amosite – that the home is all but worthless and ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
7
Asbestos concerns at Waiwera Beach prompt action
Two of the three pieces tested came back with a positive reading for chrysotile amosite, or white and brown asbestos. The resident sent the ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
8
Ruling on Asbestos Experts a Potential Game Changer
... chemical and toxicological behavior of disease-causing "amphibole asbestos" (actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, crocidolite and tremolite) is ... «New York Law Journal, May 15»
9
Mr Fluffy archives quarantined because of asbestos
Mr Kefford said that while many samples had already tested as harmless, some amosite had been caught up in government archives handed ... «The Canberra Times, May 15»
10
£15k fine for asbestos breach at restaurant business in the Somerset …
Laboratory analysis later confirmed them to be amosite and chrysotile asbestos. The inspectors served Ullah with a notice preventing him from ... «South West Business, Apr 15»

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