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Definition of Amiantus
1. a variety of asbestos [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amiantus
Literary usage of Amiantus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Agriculture by Albrecht Daniel Thaer (1844)
"Those manufactures of incombustible linen, paper, and wicks for candles, which
at one time appeared so incomprehensible, are formed of amiantus. ..."
2. Lectures to Farmers on Agricultural Chemistry by Alexander Petzholdt (1846)
"Those manufactures of incombustible linen, paper, and wicks for candles, which
at one time appeared so incomprehensible, are formed of amiantus. ..."
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