Japanese

アスベスト (asubesuto): a mineral sample showing naturally occurring asbestos fibers.

Noun

アスベスト ‎(romaji asubesuto)

1. asbestos

Synonyms

• 石綿 (いしわた) ‎(ishiwata), 石綿 (せきめん) ‎(sekimen)
• (dated) 石絨 (せきじゅう) ‎(sekijū)
• (dated) 温石棉 (おんじゃくめん) ‎(onjakumen)

References

1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0
4. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0