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amiantus

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am·i·an·thus   (ām'ē-ān'thəs)   
n.  An asbestos with fine, silky fibers.

[Latin amiantus, from Greek amiantos, undefiled : a-, not; see a-1 + miantos, defiled (from miainein, to defile).]
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