Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asbestine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-bestine
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or relating to asbestos.

noun

A type of fibrous talc used primarily as a filler or extender.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Asbestines are crystalline Silicates of a whitish grey in colour containing Alumina, Lime, Iron and Magnesia."
"The most efficient of these fillers for reducing the coefficient of thermal expansion of vinyl acetate resin are the asbestines."
"Compositions of Magnesium Silicates / Percentage composition / 1⁴ 2⁴ 3 4 5 6 /[…] / 1. American talc. / 2. Soapstone. / 3. Microtalc IT. A/S Norwegian Talc. / 4. Sepiolite. F. W. Berk & Co. / 5. Asbestines X, 3X, 5X, FT, 325 and 425. / 6. Asbestine 625."

Etymology

From asbestos + -ine?

Word Breakdown

Suffix: asbestos

Usage

Inflected Forms

more asbestine (comparative) most asbestine (superlative) asbestines (plural)

Derived Forms

asbestinite

Questions

What does asbestine mean?: Resembling or relating to asbestos.
Where does asbestine come from?: From asbestos + -ine?

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