Definition of friable Friable
fri•a•ble
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| friable - easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach";"crumbly cookies" | ||
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| breakable capable of being broken or damaged; "earthenware pottery is breakable"; "breakable articles should be packed carefully" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- friable (a.)
Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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friable
frī′a-bl, adj. apt to crumble: easily reduced to powder.—ns. Frī′ableness, Friabil′ity. [Fr.,—L. friabilis—friāre, friātum, to crumble.]
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