asbestoslike

English

Etymology

From asbestos +‎ -like.

Adjective

asbestoslike (comparative more asbestoslike, superlative most asbestoslike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of asbestos.
   • 1963, Harry S Ashmore, Encyclopædia Britannica: a new survey of universal knowledge: Volume 18:

     The lesions of psoriasis are usually characteristic, consisting of sharply outlined dull red patches of varying size, with thickening of the skin, and a heavy rough scale which is silvery or asbestoslike in colour.