The difference between Asbestos and Winchite
When used as nouns, asbestos means any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc, whereas winchite means a monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
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Asbestos as a noun (mineral):
Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.
Examples:
"All types of asbestos are potentially carcinogenic when inhaled."
"Asbestos insulation was once ubiquitous."
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Asbestos as a noun (mineral):
Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals, asbestiforms
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Winchite as a noun (mineral):
A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.