Definition of "asbestiform"

asbestiform

adjective
not comparable
1. (crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun
plural asbestiforms
1. (mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.
  Quotations
  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.
  1976, Great Lakes Water Quality Needs: A Report to the International Joint Commission, July 1976, page 50
  Vermont talc is of cosmetic grade which is low in free silica and asbestiforms.
  1977, Scanning Electron Microscopy, page 616, column 2
  The amphibole asbestiforms present a more difficult problem.
  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