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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

chrys•o•tile n. [Mineral.]

Mineralogya fibrous variety of serpentine;
asbestos.

chryso- + Greek tílos something plucked 1840–50

'chrysotile' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

asbestos - serpentine

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