Английский Этимологический словарь - asbestos
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Asbestos
asbestos
- 11c. abestus, from O.Fr. abeste, from L. asbestos "quicklime," from Gk. asbestos "inextinguishable," from a- "not" + sbestos, from sbennynai "to quench." Supposed in the Middle Ages, to be salamanders' wool. Prester John, the Emperor of India, and Pope Alexander III were said to have had robes or tunics made of it.
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~ n a grey mineral that does not burn easily, used as a building material or in protective clothing ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
Asbestos is a grey material which does not burn and which has been used as a protection against fire or heat. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English albeston mineral supposed to be inextinguishable when set on fire, probably from Middle French abeston, from Medieval Latin asbeston, alteration of Latin ~, from Greek, unslaked lime, from ~ inextinguishable, from a- + sbennynai to quench Date: 1607 any of several minerals (as chrysotile) that readily separate into long flexible fibers, that cause ~is and have been implicated as causes of certain cancers, and that have been used especially formerly as fireproof insulating materials ASBESTOSIS noun (plural asbestoses) Date: 1927 a pneumoconiosis due to asbestos particles that is marked by thickening and scarring of lung tissue ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a fibrous silicate mineral that is incombustible. 2 this used as a heat-resistant or insulating material. Derivatives asbestine adj. Etymology: ME f. OF albeston, ult. f. Gk asbestos unquenchable f. a- not + sbestos f. sbennumi quench ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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