HyperDic: tremolite

English > 1 sense of the word tremolite:
NOUNsubstancetremolitea white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos
English > tremolite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA white or pale green mineral (calcium magnesium silicate) of the amphibole group used as a form of asbestos.
Member ofamphibole groupA group of minerals with similar crystal structures containing a silicate chain and combinations of chiefly sodium and calcium and magnesium and iron and aluminum
BroaderasbestosA fibrous amphibole
Spanishtremolita
Catalantremolita

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