AMOSITE

Meaning of AMOSITE in English

[ 'eɪməsʌɪt ]

■ noun an iron-rich amphibole asbestos.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from the initial letters of A sbestos M ines o f S outh A frica.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

AMOSITE — noun Etymology: Amosa (from Asbestos Mines of South Africa) + 1-ite Date: circa 1918 an iron-rich amphibole that is a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMOSITE — Variety of the silicate mineral cummingtonite, which is a source of asbestos. Cummingtonite is an amphibole mineral, an iron and …
Английский словарь Британика
AMOSITE — ˈaməˌsīt, -ˌz- noun ( -s ) Etymology: A sbestos M ine o f S outh Africa + English -ite : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMOSITE — /am"euh suyt'/ , n. Mineral. an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMOSITE — noun Etymology: Amosa (from A sbestos M ines o f S outh A frica) + -ite (I) Date: circa 1918 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMOSITE — [am.o.site] n [Amosa (fr. Asbestos Mines of South Africa) + [1]-ite] (ca. 1918): an iron-rich amphibole that is a variety …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMOSITE — a variety of the silicate mineral cummingtonite, which is a source of asbestos (see cummingtonite).
Britannica English vocabulary
AMOSITE — n. Variety of the silicate mineral cummingtonite, which is a source of asbestos. Cummingtonite is an amphibole mineral, an iron …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMOSITE — n. Pronunciation: ' a-m ə - ˌ s ī t, - ˌ z ī t Function: noun Etymology: Amosa (fr. …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ASBESTOS — Any of several minerals that separate readily into long, flexible fibres. amphibole group and include the highly fibrous forms of …
Английский словарь Британика
AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS — Collective term for three highly fibrous (asbestiform) varieties of amphibole: crocidolite , amosite , and actinolite . All have long, …
Английский словарь Британика
ASBESTOS — any of several minerals that readily separate into long, flexible fibres. Chrysotile, the fibrous form of the mineral serpentine, is …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANTHOPHYLLITE — an amphibole mineral, a magnesium and iron silicate that occurs in altered rocks, such as the crystalline schists of Kongsberg, …
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ASBESTOS — n. Any of several minerals that separate readily into long, flexible fibres. Chrysotile accounts for about 95% of all asbestos …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
AMPHIBOLE ASBESTOS — Collective term for three highly fibrous (asbestiform) varieties of amphibole: crocidolite , amosite , and actinolite . All have long, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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