chrysotile
(noun) a grey or green fibrous mineral; an important source of commercial asbestos
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chrysotile (countable and uncountable, plural chrysotiles)
(mineral) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4; a form of serpentine asbestos.
• chrysolite
Source: Wiktionary
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
