Sekirov Dictionary

asbestos

UK /æsˈbɛs.tɒs/US /æsˈbɛs.təs/

noun 3
verb 3
forms 4

noun3

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Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.
- All types of asbestos are potentially carcinogenic when inhaled.
- Asbestos insulation was once ubiquitous.
Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals, asbestiforms
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[before a noun] (informal) The supposed material composing part of the body that is impervious to heat, or by extension other unpleasant sensations; especially hot or spicy food.
- She sipped the coffee; she always did have asbestos lips. — 2013

verb3

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To coat or line with asbestos.
- “Be sure you have plenty of kindling before you begin. They are rather non-inflammable and well asbestosed, so to speak.” — 1919
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(figurative) To insulate or buffer.
- Is Malcolm J. Miller’s South Carolina Sinking Fund partly immune, partly asbestosed, or what? — 1922
•
To expose to asbestos; to cause to suffer asbestosis.
- Lungs asbestosed / unable to breath^([sic]) / and so incapable / of producing for profit / sent away without delay / so a fresh lunged / could occupy / the vacant place. — 1990

forms

asbestosed · asbestosing · asbestoses · asbesti

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