asbestosization
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Two distinct vein systems are to be noted as a result of the asbestosization of the serpentine."
- "For example, dikes of acid rock which have ill-defined relationship to the “serpentinization” of the peridotites and pass through barren peridotite masses are detailed, also the strike of these acidic rocks with their vertical dip which may be at right angles to the pale of “asbestosization.”"
- "Graphite veinlets and products of carbonatization and asbestosization are common in the mineralized zone."
- "As it was leading the industry in this rush of urban asbestosization, the Johns-Manville Company was making billions of dollars through the sale of what it publicly acclaimed as “The Magic Mineral.”[…]The national magazine, Asbestos, which was funded by Johns-Manville and other producers in 1936, hailed the new era of asbestosization in North America."
Etymology
From asbestos + -ization.