asbestiformとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From asbestos +‎ -iform.

形容詞

asbestiform (not comparable)

1. (crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility

名詞

asbestiform (plural asbestiforms)

1. (mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
   • 1976, Great Lakes Water Quality Needs: A Report to the International Joint Commission, July 1976, page 50:

     THESE MATERIALS INCLUDE A BROAD RANGE OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, SUCH AS HALOGENATED PESTICIDES AND POLYHALOGENATED BIPHENYLS, AND A VARIETY OF INORGANIC SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING ASBESTIFORMS AND HEAVY METALS, SUCH AS CADMIUM AND MERCURY.

   • 1977, Scanning Electron Microscopy, page 616, column 2:

     Vermont talc is of cosmetic grade which is low in free silica and asbestiforms.

   • 1977, Ian M. Stewart, “Selected Thoughts on Asbestos Quantitation”, in I[rvin] M. Asher, P[hilip] P. McGrath, editors, Symposium on Electron Microscopy of Microfibers: Proceedings of the First FDA Office of Science Summer Symposium, section “SEM and TEM Analysis”, page 93, column 2:

     The amphibole asbestiforms present a more difficult problem.

同意語

• asbestos