Asbestos vs Clinochrysotile - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between asbestos and clinochrysotile

is that asbestos is any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, and chemical filters while clinochrysotile is (mineral) a soft, fibrous silicate mineral in the serpentine group of phyllosilicates, also called "white asbestos".

asbestos

English

(wikipedia asbestos)

Noun

  • Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, and chemical filters.
    • All types of asbestos are potentially carcinogenic when inhaled.
    Asbestos insulation was once ubiquitous.

    Derived terms

    * asbestosis

    clinochrysotile

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A soft, fibrous silicate mineral in the serpentine group of phyllosilicates, also called "white asbestos".