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

Related terms

• amiantiero
• amianto

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