asbestine

adj

1. Resembling or relating to asbestos.

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A type of fibrous talc used primarily as a filler or extender.

   “The Asbestines are crystalline Silicates of a whitish grey in colour containing Alumina, Lime, Iron and Magnesia.”

   “The most efficient of these fillers for reducing the coefficient of thermal expansion of vinyl acetate resin are the asbestines.”

   “Compositions of Magnesium Silicates / Percentage composition / 1⁴ 2⁴ 3 4 5 6 /[…] / 1. American talc. / 2. Soapstone. / 3. Microtalc IT. A/S Norwegian Talc. / 4. Sepiolite. F. W. Berk & Co. / 5. Asbestines X, 3X, 5X, FT, 325 and 425. / 6. Asbestine 625.”