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(crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility.
THESE MATERIALS INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, SUCH AS HALOGENATED PESTICIDES AND POLYHALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, AND A VARIETY OF INORGANIC SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING ASBESTIFORMS AND HEAVY METALS, SUCH AS CADMIUM AND MERCURY.
Vermont talc is of cosmetic grade which is low in free silica and asbestiforms.
The amphibole asbestiforms present a more difficult problem.
Use asbestiform when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Asbestiform means (crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility.
Common synonyms include asbestos.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
THESE MATERIALS INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, SUCH AS HALOGENATED PESTICIDES AND POLYHALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, AND A VARIETY OF INORGANIC SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING ASBESTIFORMS AND HEAVY METALS, SUCH AS CADMIUM AND MERCURY.
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