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What does asbestos mean?

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  1. Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.
  2. Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals, asbestiforms
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It can then legally use the grants to weatherproof the building, remove asbestos and build roads and sewers from next spring.
There is an inherent uncertainty in any actuarial estimates of asbestos liabilities.
This is thermally bonded, inorganic wadding developed to replace asbestos on railway carriages.
These include clay minerals such as kaolinite and talc, micas, montmorillonites, and the remainder of the asbestos minerals including chrysotile.
The floor is covered with thick black linoleum and the walls are acoustically treated with an asbestos compound.
Because of the presence of asbestos, fire fighters had largely kept off the factory site, and surrounded the fire instead using water jets.

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