chrysotile
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chrysotile
1840–50; chryso- + Greek tílos something plucked
Example Sentences
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Mr Wallis said: "We collected samples and sent them for testing. It contained chrysotile - otherwise known as white asbestos."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024
Hotel and Juliet recorded solid samples of chrysotile asbestos - a white asbestos that can be inhaled - between 15% to 30%.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
Hotel and Juliet recorded solid samples of chrysotile asbestos — a white asbestos that can be inhaled — between 15% to 30%.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
The proposed rule would ban all manufacturing, processing, importation and commercial distribution of six categories of products containing chrysotile asbestos, which agency officials said would cover all of its current uses in the United States.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2022
Crocidolite or blue asbestos is similar to chrysotile but somewhat inferior in fire-resisting qualities.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
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