Definitions for amianthus

amianthus am·i·an·thus

Spelling: [am-ee-an-thuh s]
IPA: /ˌæm iˈæn θəs/

Amianthus is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 474 anagrams from letters in amianthus (aahimnstu).

Definitions for amianthus

noun

  1. a fine variety of asbestos, with delicate, flexible filaments.

Origin of amianthus

1660-70; Latin amiantus Greek amíantos, equivalent to a- a-6 + mian- (stem of miaínein to defile, make impure) + -tos verbal adjective suffix

Examples for amianthus

What store of amianthus there is in Cyprus; and how they work it?

The Chinese and the Corsicans blend the fibres of amianthus in their pottery to give it tenacity.

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