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am⋅i⋅an⋅thus

  [am-ee-an-thuhs]
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–noun Mineralogy.
a fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments.
Origin:
1660–70; < L amiantus < Gk amíantos, equiv. to a- a- 6 + mian- (s. of miaínein to defile, make impure) + -tos verbal adj. suffix

Related forms:
am⋅i⋅an⋅thine  [am-ee-an-thuhn, -thahyn] , adjective
am⋅i⋅an⋅thoid, am⋅i⋅an⋅thoi⋅dal, adjective
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Main Entry: am·i·an·thoid
Pronunciation: "am-E-'an-"thoid
Function: adjective
: resembling fine silky asbestos
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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amianthoid am·i·an·thoid (ām'ē-ān'thoid')
adj.
Having a crystalline appearance like asbestos.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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