amiantite
Italian
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Etymology
From amianto (“asbestos”) + -ite.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.mjanˈti.te/
- Rhymes: -ite
- Hyphenation: a‧mian‧tì‧te
Noun
amiantite f (plural amiantiti)
- a material resulting from the vulcanization of compressed sheets made out of a mix of asbestos fibers and rubber
Related terms
- amiantiero
- amianto
Further reading
Amiantite on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
- amiantite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- amiantite in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication