Synonyms for asbestos
as·bestos

Princeton's WordNet

1. asbestosnoun

   a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer

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1. • Amphibole

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. asbestos

   Synonyms:
   Silicate

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1. Hedy Kindler:

   This is what we call a gene-environment interaction, you still need the asbestos exposure, but the genetic predisposition can make you more likely to develop mesothelioma with a lower level of asbestos exposure.

2. Maura Healey:

   Asbestos is a known carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of people every year, yet the Trump administration is choosing to ignore the very serious health risks it poses, there's too much at stake to let the EPA ignore the danger that deadly asbestos poses to our communities, including to workers and children.

3. Jerry Paulson:

   Powders make this material much more available to the lung, where asbestos does its damage.

4. Jerry Paulson:

   This issue of asbestos in toys, in particular in crayons, is a problem, that was identified 15 years ago.

5. Richard Ausness:

   I have never heard of anything like this, this is bad news for J&J. The plaintiffs are clearly going to say this lab director worked for J&J for years, and he found asbestos so there must be asbestos there.