crocidolite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of crocidolite
1825–35; < Greek krokid- (stem of krokís ) nap, wool + -o- + -lite
Example Sentences
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Highly-carcinogenic crocidolite asbestos was previously found in Gaza by the UN.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
There are several types of asbestos ranging from so-called "white asbestos", which is the least dangerous, to "blue", or crocidolite, which is the most.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
They are crocidolite - often referred to as blue asbestos; amosite - often called brown asbestos; and chrysotile - white asbestos.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2022
That’s one of six minerals – along with chrysotile, actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite and crocidolite – that occur in nature as crystalline fibers known as asbestos, a recognized carcinogen.
From Reuters ● Dec. 14, 2018
That singularly beautiful mineral termed "crocidolite," which displays such sheens and radiances of gold and bronze and green as give it the appearance of satin changed into stone, is nothing more than compressed asbestos.
From Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada by Robert H. Jones
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