Look up: friable

1. Friable
   Capable of being crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
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2. friable
   said of rocks that are easily crumbled -- e.g., a poorly cemented sandstone.
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3. Friable
   Crumbly; a desirable condition in a soil.
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4. friable
   [adj] - easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder 2. [adj] - (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
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5. Friable
   Refers to stone that breaks up easily; often exposed and weathered stone with visible fractures.
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6. friable
   easily crumbled or pulverized Category: Iron and steel industries
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7. Friable
   Easily crumbled. Healthy soil is friable, so if you hold up a handful of soil and wiggle your fingers, the particles of soil should fall out of your hand.
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8. Friable
   Fri'a·ble adjective [ Latin friabilis , from friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, confer fricare to rub, English fray : confer French friable .] Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. ' F...
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9. friable
   1. Easily reduced to powder. ... 2. In bacteriology, denoting a dry and brittle culture falling into powder when touched or shaken. ... Origin: L. Friabilis, fr. Frio, to crumble ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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10. friable
    light adjective (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; `light sandy soil`
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11. friable
    adjective easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; `friable sandstone`; `friable carcinomatous tissue`; `friable curds formed in the stomach`
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12. friable
    (fri´ә-bәl) easily pulverized or crumbled.
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13. Friable
    • (a.) Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder.
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14. friable
    readily powdered, crumbling.
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15. Friable
    Easy to break, or crumbling naturally. Descriptive of certain rocks and minerals.
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16. Friable
    Friable refers to crumbles or is pulverized easily.
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17. friable
    Type: Term Pronunciation: frī′ă-bĕl Definitions: 1. Easily reduced to powder. 2. In bacteriology, denoting a dry and brittle culture falling into powder when touched or shaken.
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18. Friable
    Insufficient binding media to adhere pigment to the ground layer causing the paint to become powdery, chalky or crumbly.
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