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Words starting with asbesto

8 letter words starting with asbesto

  • asbestos — Asbestos is a grey material which does not burn and which has been used as a protection against fire or heat.
  • asbestos cement — a compound of asbestos fiber and Portland cement formerly used for various nonstructural building purposes.
  • asbestos cork award — (humour)   Once, long ago at MIT, there was a flamer so consistently obnoxious that another hacker designed, had made, and distributed posters announcing that said flamer had been nominated for the "asbestos cork award". (Any reader in doubt as to the intended application of the cork should consult the etymology under flame.) Since then, it is agreed that only a select few have risen to the heights of bombast required to earn this dubious dignity - but there is no agreement on *which* few.
  • asbestos longjohns — (humour)   Notional garments donned by Usenet posters just before emitting a remark they expect will elicit flamage. This is the most common of the asbestos coinages. Also "asbestos underwear", "asbestos overcoat", etc.
  • asbestos mat — a heat-proof mat

9 letter words starting with asbesto

  • asbestoid — Mineralogy. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles.
  • asbestous — having the look, structure or qualities of asbestos

10 letter words starting with asbesto

  • asbestosis — inflammation of the lungs resulting from chronic inhalation of asbestos particles

On this page, we collect all words starting with ASBESTO. To make easier to find the right word we have divided all 8 words to groups according to their length. So you should go to appropriate page if can’t find the word that beginning with ASBESTO. that you are searching. Also you can use this page in Scrabble.

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