Amianth

/ˈæmiænθ/ noun

Another form of amiant; a soft, fibrous mineral variety of asbestos.

Variant spelling of 'amiant', both deriving from the Greek 'amianthus.' The '-th' ending appears in some older English texts as an alternative transliteration from Greek.

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