chrysotile
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- noun
- /ˈkrɪsəˌtaɪl/
- Specialized
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crisotilo
- The highest quality chrysotile on earth, but it kills workers.
- chrysotile asbestos
- chrysotile fibers
- chrysotile type
Examples
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The most common of these is chrysotile, representing more than 95% of all asbestos used in buildings.
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Check for "Chrysotile" on any contents lists when buying building materials, especially mastics and floor tiles.
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While proponents of the mine contend that chrysotile asbestos does not pose health risks, the World Health Organization estimates that 107,000 people will die from an asbestos-related disease this year alone.
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According to the Asbestos Diseases group here, Chrysotile Asbestos (white asbestos) is only slightly less harmful, but of course we had the blue asbestos mines, and that stuff is everywhere.
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The amphibole asbestos is a carcinogenic sort, not the white chrysotile, which is being extracted in the town of Asbest (it's not the Bazhenovo, by the way).
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More than 95% of the asbestos in buildings in the United States is chrysotile.
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Most deposits underlying U.S. communities contain chrysotile, the type generally regarded as the least toxic.
Synonyms
A light-coloured mineral made of thin fibres used in old buildings for insulation that can cause serious health problems
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chrysotile comes from Greek roots chrysos ('gold') and tilos (a word for 'hair' or 'fiber'), so it means 'golden fiber'. This name helps you picture the mineral's thin, silky threads and explains why the word is used for this fibrous form of asbestos.