chrysotile

[ kris-uh-til ]

nounMineralogy.
  1. a fibrous variety of serpentine; asbestos.

Origin of chrysotile

1
1840–50; chryso- + Greek tílos something plucked

Words Nearby chrysotile

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How to use chrysotile in a sentence

  • I found there, however, a piece of unmistakable chrysotile, grouped amongst a miscellaneous lot of American minerals.

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  • Crocidolite or blue asbestos is similar to chrysotile but somewhat inferior in fire-resisting qualities.

  • In Arizona chrysotile is found in veins in cherty limestone, associated with diabase intrusives.

  • Asbestos consists mostly of magnesium silicate minerals—chrysotile, anthophyllite, and crocidolite.

  • Mineralogically it is distinct from chrysotile, which is used for similar purposes.

British Dictionary definitions for chrysotile

chrysotile

/ (ˈkrɪsətɪl) /


noun
  1. a green, grey, or white fibrous mineral, a variety of serpentine, that is an important source of commercial asbestos. Formula: Mg 3 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4

Origin of chrysotile

1
C20: from chryso- + Greek tilos something plucked, shred, thread, from tillein to pluck

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