Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fibrous mineral variety of serpentine forming part of commercial asbestos.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The delicately fibrous variety of the mineral serpentine. It includes much that is called amiantus and asbestos.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy A
fibrous silicate mineral with thechemical formula Mg 3(Si 2O 5)(OH )4; a form ofserpentine asbestos .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But the form known as chrysotile is relatively harmless and makes up more than 90 percent of the asbestos in U.S. buildings.
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Delegates, who included academics and representatives of the asbestos industry, labour, government and the medical fraternity, also agreed that research should be done on phasing out the use of the sixth type of asbestos, called chrysotile, or white asbestos.
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The main production is of chrysotile, which is mined in underground mines.
1. Introduction 1996
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It is apparent that in India the main type of Asbestos used is not chrysotile, which is an exception to the introductory statement.
1. Introduction 1996
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He says the type of asbestos mined there, known as chrysotile, is not harmful.
NYT > Home Page By IAN AUSTEN 2011
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He says the type of asbestos mined there, known as chrysotile, is not harmful.
NYT > Home Page By IAN AUSTEN 2011
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He says the type of asbestos mined there, known as chrysotile, is not harmful.
NYT > Global Home By IAN AUSTEN 2011
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The cancer society says 90,000 people die annually around the world from diseases linked to asbestos exposure, and that Quebec asbestos - also called chrysotile - is a major contributor.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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Sea-floor fissures lined with an asbestos mineral called chrysotile are places where life could have gained a foothold 3.5 billion years ago.
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Sea-floor fissures lined with an asbestos mineral called chrysotile are places where life could have gained a foothold 3.5 billion years ago.
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