amianthus
amianthus noun: a type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
Noun
amianthus (usually uncountable, plural amianthuses)
- A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
- the Microscope can afford us hundreds of Instances of Points many thousand times sharper: such as […] the ends of the stiriæ or small parallelipipeds of Amianthus […]1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section I
amianthus meaning in Tamil and Bengali
amianthus in Tamil
- மென் கல்நார்
amianthus in Bengali
- একটি সূক্ষ্ম তন্তুযুক্ত খনিজ
Forms of amianthus
| plural | amianthuses |
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Origin of amianthus
From Ancient Greek ἀμίαντος (amíantos, “undefiled”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μιαίνω (miaínō, “I defile”).
Words formed from amianthus
Questions about amianthus
- What does amianthus mean?
- Amianthus means a type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.
- What is amianthus in Tamil?
- Amianthus in Tamil is மென் கல்நார். See Amianthus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is amianthus?
- Amianthus is a noun.
- What is the plural of amianthus?
- The plural of amianthus is amianthuses.
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