Definition of crocidolite in English:

crocidolite

noun krə(ʊ)ˈsɪdəlʌɪtkrōˈsidəˌlīt

mass noun

A fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of a silicate of iron and sodium.
青石棉。亦称 blue asbestos
Also called "blue asbestos"
Example sentencesExamples
- Another asbestos mineral, crocidolite, is used for more specialized applications, when, for example, better acid resistance is desirable.
- Both amosite and crocidolite, which typically contains well over 20% iron by weight, are biochemically reactive in the lung because of the catalytic effects of ferrous iron present on the fibre surface.
- Asbestos, a fibrous hydrous silicate mineral, exists in 6 forms for industrial use: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite.
- The major types of silicates causing asbestos-related disease are chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite, with the latter being the most pathogenic.
- Most amphibole asbestos was mined as crocidolite and amosite from Precambrian banded ironstones in South Africa and, to a lesser extent, Western Australia.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek krokis, krokid- 'nap of cloth' + -lite.

Definition of crocidolite in US English:

crocidolite

nounkrōˈsidəˌlīt

A fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of a silicate of iron and sodium.
青石棉。亦称 blue asbestos
Also called "blue asbestos" (see asbestos)
Example sentencesExamples
- Most amphibole asbestos was mined as crocidolite and amosite from Precambrian banded ironstones in South Africa and, to a lesser extent, Western Australia.
- Both amosite and crocidolite, which typically contains well over 20% iron by weight, are biochemically reactive in the lung because of the catalytic effects of ferrous iron present on the fibre surface.
- The major types of silicates causing asbestos-related disease are chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite, with the latter being the most pathogenic.
- Asbestos, a fibrous hydrous silicate mineral, exists in 6 forms for industrial use: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite.
- Another asbestos mineral, crocidolite, is used for more specialized applications, when, for example, better acid resistance is desirable.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek krokis, krokid- ‘nap of cloth’ + -lite.

词汇	crocidolite
释义	Definition of crocidolite in English: crocidolite noun krə(ʊ)ˈsɪdəlʌɪtkrōˈsidəˌlīt mass noun A fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of a silicate of iron and sodium. 青石棉。亦称 blue asbestos Also called "blue asbestos" Example sentencesExamples Another asbestos mineral, crocidolite, is used for more specialized applications, when, for example, better acid resistance is desirable. Both amosite and crocidolite, which typically contains well over 20% iron by weight, are biochemically reactive in the lung because of the catalytic effects of ferrous iron present on the fibre surface. Asbestos, a fibrous hydrous silicate mineral, exists in 6 forms for industrial use: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite. The major types of silicates causing asbestos-related disease are chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite, with the latter being the most pathogenic. Most amphibole asbestos was mined as crocidolite and amosite from Precambrian banded ironstones in South Africa and, to a lesser extent, Western Australia. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek krokis, krokid- 'nap of cloth' + -lite. Definition of crocidolite in US English: crocidolite nounkrōˈsidəˌlīt A fibrous blue or green mineral consisting of a silicate of iron and sodium. 青石棉。亦称 blue asbestos Also called "blue asbestos" (see asbestos) Example sentencesExamples Most amphibole asbestos was mined as crocidolite and amosite from Precambrian banded ironstones in South Africa and, to a lesser extent, Western Australia. Both amosite and crocidolite, which typically contains well over 20% iron by weight, are biochemically reactive in the lung because of the catalytic effects of ferrous iron present on the fibre surface. The major types of silicates causing asbestos-related disease are chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite, with the latter being the most pathogenic. Asbestos, a fibrous hydrous silicate mineral, exists in 6 forms for industrial use: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite. Another asbestos mineral, crocidolite, is used for more specialized applications, when, for example, better acid resistance is desirable. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek krokis, krokid- ‘nap of cloth’ + -lite.
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