- serpentine asbestos
- one of the two major classes of asbestos, characterized by strong, flexible fibers that can be spun; it includes chrysotile.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
serpentine asbestos
Look at other dictionaries:
serpentine asbestos — chrizotilas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Serpentino grupės pluoštinis mineralas. formulė Mg₆[(OH)₈|Si₄O₁₀] atitikmenys: angl. chrysotile; chrysotile asbestos; serpentine asbestos rus. серпентин асбест; хризотил; хризотил асбест ryšiai:… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Asbestos — For other uses, see Asbestos (disambiguation). Fibrous asbestos on muscovite … Wikipedia
Serpentine group — The serpentine group describes a group of common rock forming hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate ((magnesium, iron)3silicon|2oxygen|5hydroxide|4) minerals; they may contain minor amounts of other elements including chromium, manganese, cobalt… … Wikipedia
serpentine — serpentine1 /serr peuhn teen , tuyn /, adj., n., v., serpentined, serpentining. adj. 1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement. 2. having a winding course, as a road; sinuous. 3. shrewd, wily, or cunning. n. 4. a… … Universalium
Serpentine (minéral) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Serpentine. Groupe de la Serpentine (Dana) Catégorie IX : silicates[1] … Wikipédia en Français
Asbestos — Asbestus As*bes tus, Asbestos As*bes tos (?; 277), n. [L. asbestos (NL. asbestus) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. ? (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; a priv. + ? to extinguish.] (Min.) A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asbestos — The commercial product, after mining and processing, obtained from a family of fibrous hydrated silicates divided mineralogically into amphiboles (amosite, anthrophyllite, and crocidolite) and serpentines (chrysotile); it is virtually insoluble… … Medical dictionary
amphibole asbestos — one of the two major classes of asbestos, characterized by fibers too brittle to be spun but more resistant to chemicals and heat than the serpentine form. It is less widely used than serpentine asbestos and is thought to be much more… … Medical dictionary
chrysotile asbestos — chrizotilas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Serpentino grupės pluoštinis mineralas. formulė Mg₆[(OH)₈|Si₄O₁₀] atitikmenys: angl. chrysotile; chrysotile asbestos; serpentine asbestos rus. серпентин асбест; хризотил; хризотил асбест ryšiai:… … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
chrysotile — /kris euh til/, n. Mineral. a fibrous variety of serpentine; asbestos. [1840 50; CHRYSO + Gk tílos something plucked] * * * Fibrous variety of the magnesium silicate mineral serpentine; it is the most important asbestos mineral. Individual fibres … Universalium
