Fire-resistant silicate widely used in building materials until its ability to cause lung damage became obvious (8) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For Fire-resistant silicate widely used in building materials until its ability to cause lung damage became obvious (8):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASBESTOS Fire-resistant silicate widely used in building materials until its ability to cause lung damage became obvious (8) (8)
4% BEECH Widely used plywood source (5) Newsday Nov 15, 2025
4% ISNT "__ it obvious?" (4) LA Times Daily Oct 24, 2025
4% EVIDENT Obvious (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 23, 2025
4% CLEAR Obvious (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 3, 2025
4% ABODE Building … or a building material, if you swap its consonants (5) New York Times Sep 26, 2025
4% CEMENT Building material (6) (6) Mirror Quick Sep 12, 2025
4% PREMISES Building and its grounds (8) Thomas Joseph Sep 3, 2025
4% PLEXIGLAS Shatter-resistant material (9) Commuter Aug 14, 2025
3% ASYET Until now (5) Universal Nov 28, 2025
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