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chrysotiles

chrysotiles is the plural of chrysotile.

Meaning of chrysotile

Noun

chrysotile (countable and uncountable, plural chrysotiles)

  1. A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.
    Synonyms:
    white asbestos

Questions about chrysotiles

What is chrysotiles the plural of?
Chrysotiles is the plural of chrysotile.

Words near chrysotiles in the dictionary

  1. chrysotannins
  2. chrysotherapeutic
  3. chrysotherapies
  4. chrysotherapy
  5. chrysotile
  6. chrysotiles
  7. chrysotoxine
  8. chrysotype
  9. chrysotypes
  10. chrysovirus
  11. chrysoviruses

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