asbestos

asbestos definitions

• Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc. 

• Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals, asbestiforms 

• To insulate or buffer. 

• To coat or line with asbestos. 

• To expose to asbestos; to cause to suffer asbestosis.