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cro⋅cid⋅o⋅lite

[kroh-sid-l-ahyt]
–noun Mineralogy.
a bluish, asbestine variety of riebeckite.
Also called blue asbestos.


Origin:
1825–35; < Gk krokid- (s. of krokís) nap, wool + -o- + -lite
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Main Entry: blue asbestos
Function: noun
: CROCIDOLITE

Main Entry: cro·ci·do·lite
Pronunciation: "krO-'sI-d&-"lIt, -'sid-&-
Function: noun
: a purplish blue to greenish mineral of theamphibole group that causes asbestosis and cancer in the form of mesotheliomas called also blue asbestos
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