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CHRYSOTILE

Dictionary entry overview: What does chrysotile mean?

• CHRYSOTILE (noun)
The noun CHRYSOTILE has 1 sense:

1. a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos

Familiarity information: CHRYSOTILE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHRYSOTILE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("chrysotile" is a kind of...):

asbestos (a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer)

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