Home › Words › A › asbesticasbesticasbestic · adj — relating to, or resembling, asbestos.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom asbestos + -ic.adjRelating to, or resembling, asbestos.nounA type of wall plaster that is a byproduct of the manufacture of asbestos from serpentine.e.g.“After the lime and asbestic are thoroughly mixed, the plaster should be allowed to stand at least twenty-four hours before being used.” — 1897, The Builder - Volume 73, page 393:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.asbestine 83% match — Resembling or relating to asbestos. vs asbestic →asbestous 83% match — Relating to, containing, or resembling, asbestos. vs asbestic →asbestoid 79% match — Resembling asbestos vs asbestic →asbestoslike 79% match — Resembling or characteristic of asbestos. vs asbestic →asbestotic 76% match — Relating to asbestosis. vs asbestic →asbestiferous 72% match — Containing asbestos. vs asbestic →asbestoidal 71% match — Synonym of asbestoid. vs asbestic →asbestize 68% match — To make or become asbestiform. vs asbestic →