Usually means: Fibrous form of mineral crystals.
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  1. asbestiform: Merriam-Webster
  2. asbestiform: Collins English Dictionary
  3. asbestiform: Wordnik
  4. asbestiform: Wiktionary
  5. Asbestiform: Dictionary.com
  6. Asbestiform: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Asbestiform: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. asbestiform: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  9. Asbestiform: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. asbestiform: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Asbestiform: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. asbestiform: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (asbestiform)

adjective:  (crystallography) Having a particular kind of fibrosity in which fibers have high tensile strength and flexibility
noun:  (mineralogy) Any of asbestos-like forms of several minerals.

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