Amianthoid


a fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments.
noun
any of the fine silky varieties of asbestos

amianthoid am·i·an·thoid (ām’ē-ān’thoid’)
adj.
Having a crystalline appearance like asbestos.

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