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PRONUNCIATION OF ASBESTIFORM

asbestiform  [æsˈbɛstɪˌfɔːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASBESTIFORM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Asbestiform is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ASBESTIFORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

asbestiform

Asbestiform

Asbestiform is a crystal habit. It describes a mineral that grows in a fibrous aggregate of high tensile strength, flexible, long, and thin crystals that readily separate.

Definition of asbestiform in the English dictionary

The definition of asbestiform in the dictionary is having the look or structure of asbestos.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASBESTIFORM


alphabetiform
ˌælfəˈbɛtɪˌfɔːm
cactiform
ˈkæktɪˌfɔːm
cystiform
ˈsɪstɪˌfɔːm
dentiform
ˈdɛntɪˌfɔːm
digitiform
ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌfɔːm
granitiform
ɡrəˈnɪtɪˌfɔːm
insectiform
ɪnˈsektɪˌfɔːm
lentiform
ˈlɛntɪˌfɔːm
multiform
ˈmʌltɪˌfɔːm
natiform
ˈneɪtɪˌfɔːm
placentiform
pləˈsɛntɪˌfɔːm
restiform
ˈrɛstɪˌfɔːm
retiform
ˈriːtɪˌfɔːm
rotiform
ˈrəʊtɪˌfɔːm
septiform
ˈseptɪˌfɔːm
setiform
ˈsiːtɪˌfɔːm
stalactitiform
ˌstæləkˈtaɪtɪˌfɔːm
stipitiform
ˈstɪpɪtɪˌfɔːm
stratiform
ˈstrætɪˌfɔːm
zeolitiform
ˌzɪəˈlɪtɪˌfɔːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASBESTIFORM

asafetida
asafoetida
asalam-wa-leikum
asana
Asantehene
asarabacca
asarum
ASB
Asben
asbestic
asbestine
asbestos
asbestos mat
asbestosis
asbestous
asbestus
ASBO
asbomania

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASBESTIFORM

choreiform
coliform
cribriform
cruciform
cuneiform
dress uniform
epileptiform
filiform
form
fusiform
glandiform
hydatidiform
nonuniform
piriform
plexiform
pyriform
school uniform
Scout uniform
spongiform
uniform
vermiform

Synonyms and antonyms of asbestiform in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «asbestiform» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASBESTIFORM

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

Translator English - Chinese

石棉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asbestiforme
570 millions of speakers

English

asbestiform
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

asbestiform
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأسبستوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

asbestiform
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

asbestiform
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

asbestiform
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

asbestiforme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asbestiform
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

asbestiform
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アスベスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

석면
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asbestiform
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

asbestiform
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

asbestiform
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्बेस्टिफॉर्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asbestiform
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asbestiforme
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

azbestopodobnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

asbestiform
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

azbestiforme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

asbestiform
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

asbestiform
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

asbestliknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

asbestiform
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of asbestiform

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASBESTIFORM»

The term «asbestiform» is used very little and occupies the 158.603 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASBESTIFORM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASBESTIFORM»

Discover the use of asbestiform in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to asbestiform and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Asbestiform Fibers: Nonoccupational Health Risks
This volume presents a comprehensive evaluation of the relation of these fibers to specific diseases and the extent of nonoccupational risks associated with them.
Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Commission on Life Sciences, 1984
2
The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
Section, viewed as an opaque object, of a port ion of a granule (" chamber- cast") of serpentine, having one edge, facing a decalcified passage, furnished with two asbestiform layers. The inner layer is perfectly compact, except at the left end ...
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the quaterly journal
Section, viewed as an opaque object, of a portion of a granule (" chamber- cast'') of serpentine, having one edge, facing a decalcified passage, furnished with two asbestiform layers. The inner layer is perfectly compact, except at the left end ...
4
Proceedings of Workshop on Asbestos, Definitions and ...
ratio) and if its composition and lattice matches thatof an amphibole, thatparticle can be called "asbestiform" amphibole, or simply, "asbestos". Consequently, all available data on the health hazards caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers  ...
C. C. Gravatt, Philip D. LaFleur, Kurt F. J. Heinrich, 1978
5
Properties of palygorskite, an asbestiform mineral
Charles W. Huggins, Haskiel Roy Shell, Marion V. Denny. PROPERTIES OF PALYGORSKITE, AN ASBESTIFORM MINERAL By Charles W. Huggins, M. V. Denny, and H. R. Shell report of investigations 6071 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT ...
Charles W. Huggins, Haskiel Roy Shell, Marion V. Denny, 1962
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Direct Filtration of Lake Superior Water for Asbestiform ...
This collection of publications ranges from historic documents to reports released in the new millennium, and features works like: Bicycle for a Better Environment, Health Effects of Increasing Sulfur Oxides Emissions Draft, and Women and ...
‎2013
7
Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, ...
the non-fibrous and the asbestiform varieties of serpentine and of the amphiboles with the possible exception of crocidolite. Why is it, then, that these minerals sometimes have a fibrous or asbestiform structure, while at other times they are ...
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1918
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Transactions
the non-fibrous and the asbestiform varieties of serpentine and of the amphiboles with the possible exception of crocidolite. Why is it, then, that these minerals sometimes have a fibrous or asbestiform structure, while at other times they are ...
9
Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their Health ...
It is the fibrous habit or “asbestiform” nature of these minerals, as well as their occurrence as millimeter-long fibers that separate them from other silicate minerals and gave them commercial importance. Asbestos fibers are good thermal and ...
Morton Lippmann, 2009
10
Advances in Environmental Measurement Methods for Asbestos
Whether elongated or not, bundles and matted masses of fibers that meet the criteria should be considered asbestiform. There is often expressed a concern that an analysis that relies on optical microscopy might result in a false negative ...
Michael E. Beard, Harry L. Rook

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASBESTIFORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term asbestiform is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bygones for June 12
The $4 million will be used to build a plant to filter asbestiform particles from Duluth's drinking water. Advertisement. x. previous next. SendPrint ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jun 15»
2
Bygones for May 22
The Duluth plant would be a test of the economic and technological feasibility of removing asbestiform fibers from drinking water. Advertisement. «Duluth News Tribune, May 15»
3
Naturally Occurring Asbestos Found in Arizona, Nevada
Exposure to fibrous and asbestiform amphiboles can cause asbestosis; lung, ovarian, and larynx cancer; mesothelioma; pleural fibrosis; and ... «Sci-News.com, Feb 15»
4
Auto Industry Initiative to Reduce Toxic Runoff
This voluntary initiative also calls for cutting the amount of mercury, lead, cadmium, asbestiform fibers and chromium-6 salts in motor vehicle ... «Environmental Leader, Jan 15»
5
Judge Rules With EPA in FOIA Rebuff
... was determined to contain a contaminant, found in the form of tremolite-actinolite asbestiform mineral, or Libby amphibole asbestos, which is ... «Courthouse News Service, Jan 15»
6
US auto industry to reduce copper, mercury in brake pads
The voluntary scheme also urges reducing the amount of mercury, lead, cadmium, asbestiform fibres and chromium-6 salts used. “These steps ... «Chemical Watch, Jan 15»
7
EPA, groups agree to cut copper in brake pads
It also calls for cutting the amount of mercury, lead, cadmium, asbestiform fibers and chromium-6 salts in brake pads. “These steps will ... «Tire Business, Jan 15»
8
Mysteries remain on higher rates of certain diseases among taconite …
“Unless you have a way of accounting for the actual asbestiform exposure, it's hard to say where these mesothelioma cases originate,” said ... «MinnPost, Dec 14»
9
Asbestos bombshell: Govt knew about Mr Fluffy risk 25 years ago
Using guidelines developed by the United States Research Council Committee on Nonoccupational Risk of Asbestiform Fibres, Professor ... «The Canberra Times, Oct 14»
10
the killer that still surrounds us
They get their name from the word “asbestiform” – which describes the fibrous structure which endows them with strength and flexibility. Of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»

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