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ASBESTOS
Definition of ASBESTOS
noun
Any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate, used for fireproofing, electrical insulation, building materials, brake linings, chemical filters, suits, fireman's gloves, etc.
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Classical Latin asbestos, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos), from ἀ- (a-) + σβεστός (sbestós). Compare Middle English asbestus and Old French abestos.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,543)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ASBESTOS · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle English, Old French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ASBESTOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 162, 29 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ASBESTOS starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEOSSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start ASBEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ASBESTOS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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