chrysotile

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪs.ə.tɪl/

Noun

chrysotile (countable and uncountable, plural chrysotiles)

(mineralogy) A fibrous silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄; a form of serpentine asbestos.

Translations

mineral

Catalan: crisòtil m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 纤维蛇纹石
Finnish: krysotiili
Korean: 백석면 (baekseongmyeon)
Portuguese: crisotila f
Russian: хризоти́л (ru) m (xrizotíl)
Swedish: krysotil (sv) c

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Chrysotile”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“chrysotile”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

chrysolite

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