asbestiform
nounEtymology From asbestos + -iform.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
- 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.1976, Great Lakes Water Quality Needs: A Report to the International Joint Commission, July 1976, page 50:
- Vermont talc is of cosmetic grade which is low in free silica and asbestiforms.1977, Scanning Electron Microscopy, page 616, column 2:
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- The amphibole asbestiforms present a more difficult problem.1977, Ian M. Stewart, “Selected Thoughts on Asbestos Quantitation”, in I[rvin] M. Asher, P[hilip] P. McGrath, editors, Symposium on Electron Microscopy of Microfibers: Proceedings of the First FDA Office of Science Summer Symposium, section “SEM and TEM Analysis”, page 93, column 2:
- Synonyms
- asbestos