chrysotile
chrysotile
Definition
chryso·tile (kris′ə 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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