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asbestize

asbestize verb: to make or become asbestiform.

Verb

asbestize (third-person singular simple present asbestizes, present participle asbestizing, simple past and past participle asbestized)

  1. To make or become asbestiform.
    • The manometer kettle is to be made of copper and the cover to fit closely by asbestized-rubber in the cover groove.1910, Military Service Institution of the United States, Journal, volume 46, page 146
    • The occurrence of zones along which serpentines were asbestized is very characteristic for the asbestos-bearing centers of Kopaonik; in the ENE — WSW direction the asbestized zones alternate with almost barren zones of serpentine rocks.1963, Zapisnici Srpskog geološkog društva, page 53

Forms of asbestize

third-person singular presentasbestizes
present participleasbestizing
past participleasbestized
pastasbestized
alternative formasbestise

Origin of asbestize

From asbestos + -ize.

Questions about asbestize

What does asbestize mean?
Asbestize means to make or become asbestiform.
What part of speech is asbestize?
Asbestize is a verb.
What is the past tense of asbestize?
The past tense of asbestize is asbestized.

Words near asbestize in the dictionary

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

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