amiantite

Italian

Etymology

From amianto (“asbestos”) +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.mjanˈti.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: a‧mian‧tì‧te

Noun

amiantite f (plural amiantiti)

  1. a material resulting from the vulcanization of compressed sheets made out of a mix of asbestos fibers and rubber

Further reading

  • Amiantite on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • amiantite in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • amiantite in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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