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amianthus

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolamianto
Portuguêsamianto
2 more languages
Catalàamiant
Polskiamiantamiantowy

Examples

“the Microscope can afford⟳ us hundreds of Instances of Points many thousand times sharper: such as […] the ends of the stiriæ or small parallelipipeds of Amianthus […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

amiantus amibegron amic acid amica curiae amicability Amicable

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