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asbestos medical definition
noun
Either of two incombustible, chemical-resistant, fibrous mineral forms of impure magnesium silicate, formerly used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, brake linings, and chemical filters but now banned because it causes pleural mesothelioma and asbestosis.
adjective Of, made of, or containing one or the other of these two mineral forms.
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