chrysotile
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chrysotile
1840–50; chryso- + Greek tílos something plucked
Example Sentences
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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
Of the 975 schools named by DE as containing asbestos, almost all contain chrysotile.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed to ban chrysotile asbestos, the most common form of the toxic mineral still used in the United States.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2022
This is as good a description of chrysotile as can be found anywhere.
From Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada by Jones, Robert H.
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