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asbestous

asbestous adjective: relating to, containing, or resembling, asbestos.

Adjective

asbestous (comparative more asbestous, superlative most asbestous)

  1. (archaic) Relating to, containing, or resembling, asbestos.
    • asbestous actinolite
    • asbestous tremolite
    Synonyms:
    asbestic

Synonyms of asbestous

Forms of asbestous

comparativemore asbestous
superlativemost asbestous

Origin of asbestous

From asbestos + -ous.

Questions about asbestous

What does asbestous mean?
Asbestous means relating to, containing, or resembling, asbestos.
What part of speech is asbestous?
Asbestous is an adjective.

Words near asbestous in the dictionary

  1. asbestosizes
  2. asbestosizing
  3. asbestosless
  4. asbestoslike
  5. asbestotic
  6. asbestous
  7. asbestus
  8. Asbian
  9. Asbill
  10. Asbills
  11. ASBK

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