Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AS-BES'TIN-ITE
AS-BES'TINEAS-BES'TUS, or AS-BES'TOS
AS-BES'TIN-ITE, n. [See Asbestus.]
The actinolite or strahlstein. – Kirwan. Calciferous asbestinite; a variety of steatite. – Kirwan.
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