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tremolite

tremolite

9.9
A white or pale green mineral sometimes used as asbestos
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɛməˌlaɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tremolita
  • In the case of the Tremolite Asbestos Registry, only one substance is of concern.
  • Tremolite Asbestos

Examples

  • Terry Trent stood beside a driveway with a piece of tremolite in his hand during the geology class.

  • The positive lessons learned from the NER experience have been the progenitor for the design of two recent exposure registries: the World Trade Center Health Registry and the Tremolite Asbestos Registry.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The asbestos open pit we are going to visit today is the richest pit in the world that lacks crocidolite and tremolite—substances harmful to people.

    Blog text (5)

  • Two exposure registries, the World Trade Center Health Registry and the Tremolite Asbestos Registry, were recently established by ATSDR, but neither was created in response to the SARA mandate, and neither is part of the NER.

    Academic text (2010)

  • In December, the USGS announced that its analysis confirmed that tremolite is present in El Dorado Hills.

  • Breathed in as dust, tremolite asbestos can cause serious lung diseases over time.

Surface Forms

tremolite singular
tremolites plural

Morphology

tremolite = tremol + ite

Although formed with the mineral-forming suffix '-ite', the root 'tremol' is not a recognizable English base and the meaning 'a specific mineral' cannot be derived by an average B1 learner from its parts.

Etymology

Tremolite probably comes from the name of a place, like 'Tremola', combined with the mineral ending -ite which means 'stone' or 'mineral', as in graphite. So the name simply marks it as a kind of mineral.