asbestize
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To make or become asbestiform.
Example Sentences
- "The manometer kettle is to be made of copper and the cover to fit closely by asbestized-rubber in the cover groove."
- "The occurrence of zones along which serpentines were asbestized is very characteristic for the asbestos-bearing centers of Kopaonik; in the ENE — WSW direction the asbestized zones alternate with almost barren zones of serpentine rocks."
- "In view of the likely meteoric origin of the asbestizing solutions and the progressive character of the asbestization, it would appear best to interpret the relationship of economic chrysotile deposits to geological events around dunite-harzburgite intrusions (gabbro or granite injection, vertical or horizontal replacement of the bodies, and so) as related to activation of hydrothermal solutions of meteoric origin."
- "The central part of the massif, to the east of the central fault, is composed of strongly asbestized meta-olivinites (serpentinites)."
Etymology
From asbestos + -ize.