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asbestization

asbestization noun: the act of asbestizing.

Noun

asbestization (uncountable)

  1. The act of asbestizing.
    • The magnesian carbonatation is ulterior to the serpentinization, asbestization and steatization.1948, Rochas e minérios da região Bragança-Vinhais, page 242
    • In view of the likely meteoric origin of the asbestizing solutions and the progressive character of the asbestization, it would appear best to interpret the relationship of economic chrysotile deposits to geological events around dunite-harzburgite intrusions (gabbro or granite injection, vertical...1980, Yu. A. Borshchevskiy, O. Z. Aliyeva, S. L. Borisova, “Oxygen-Isotope Data on the Origin and Production Temperature of Chrysotile Asbestos”, in Geochemistry International, volume 16, page 172...

Origin of asbestization

From asbestos + -ization.

Questions about asbestization

What does asbestization mean?
Asbestization means the act of asbestizing.
What part of speech is asbestization?
Asbestization is a noun.

Words near asbestization in the dictionary

  1. asbestise
  2. asbestised
  3. asbestises
  4. asbestising
  5. asbestite
  6. asbestization
  7. asbestize
  8. asbestized
  9. asbestizes
  10. asbestizing
  11. asbestoid

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