amianthus
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am·i·an·thus
(ăm'ē-ăn'thəs) 
also am·i·an·tus (-təs)
n.
An asbestos with fine, silky fibers.
also am·i·an·tus (-təs)n.
An asbestos with fine, silky fibers.
[Latin amiantus, from Greek amiantos, undefiled : a-, not; see a-1 + miantos, defiled (from miainein, to defile).]
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