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amianthus

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From Ancient Greek ἀμίαντος (amíantos, “undefiled”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μιαίνω (miaínō, “I defile”).

noun amianthuses

  1. uncountable, usually A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers. 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 […]

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noun a type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers

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"amianthus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/amianthus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{amianthus_2026,
  title = {amianthus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amianthus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}