"asbestosize" meaning in English

See asbestosize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: asbestosizes [present, singular, third-person], asbestosizing [participle, present], asbestosized [participle, past], asbestosized [past]
Etymology: From asbestos + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|asbestos|ize}} asbestos + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} asbestosize (third-person singular simple present asbestosizes, present participle asbestosizing, simple past and past participle asbestosized)
  1. To introduce the use of asbestos to. Related terms: asbestization, asbestize, asbestosization

Inflected forms

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