amianthus

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Noun — A soft, fine variety of asbestos made up of long thin fibres.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμίαντος (amíantos), meaning ‘undefiled’, from ἀ- (a-), meaning ‘not’, and μιαίνω (miaínō), meaning ‘I defile’.