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chrysotile Definition

chryso·tile (krisə til′)

noun

a fibrous variety of serpentine, hydrous magnesium silicate, MGSIO(OH), that is the principal source of asbestos

Etymology: < chryso- + Gr tilos, fine hair > tillein, to pluck out

chrysotile Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contain: The regulations also extended the existing prohibition on the supply and use of products containing amphibole asbestos to those containing chrysotile.
  • ban: Last year HSC carried out a widespread consultation on proposals to ban chrysotile.
  • find: Even published studies are now agreeing that in the pleura they find more chrysotile, mainly short fibers, than other types of asbestos.

Adjective modifier

  • Canadian: The unresolved case of Canadian chrysotile is bound to cast a specter over the economic free-for-all.
  • pure: At the last meeting, David Bernstein told a skeptical audience that " pure chrysotile is rapidly cleared from the lung.

Modifies a noun

  • asbestos: Chrysotile asbestos, with its curly fibers, is in the serpentine family of minerals.
  • fiber: The clearance rate varied inversely with the length of chrysotile fibers.
  • prohibition: Should the unthinkable happen and Canada win its case, chrysotile prohibitions in ten EU countries could be in jeopardy.
  • industry: Chrysotile production is worth $ 225 million a year; the chrysotile mining industry provides work for nearly 2,500 Quebec inhabitants.
  • product: France, Belgium and Spain, all large producers and consumers of chrysotile products, opposed the ban.

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