— amianthine /am'ee an"theuhn, -thuyn/ , adj. — amianthoid, amianthoidal , adj.
/am'ee an"theuhs/ , n. Mineral.
a fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments.
[ 1660-70; amiantus amíantos, equiv. to a- A- 6 + mian- (s. of miaínein to defile, make impure) + -tos verbal adj. suffix ]