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asbestines

asbestines is the plural of asbestine.

Meaning of asbestine

Noun

asbestine (countable and uncountable, plural asbestines)

  1. A type of fibrous talc used primarily as a filler or extender.
    • The Asbestines are crystalline Silicates of a whitish grey in colour containing Alumina, Lime, Iron and Magnesia.1932, Sands, Clays and Minerals, page 49

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Questions about asbestines

What is asbestines the plural of?
Asbestines is the plural of asbestine.

Words near asbestines in the dictionary

  1. asbestiforms
  2. asbestify
  3. asbestifying
  4. asbestinane
  5. asbestine
  6. asbestines
  7. asbestinite
  8. asbestinize
  9. asbestinized
  10. asbestinizes
  11. asbestinizing

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