friable

(frī'ə-bəl)
adj.
Readily crumbled; brittle: friable asbestos insulation.

[Latin friābilis, from friāre, to crumble.]

friability fri'a·bil'i·ty or fri'a·ble·ness n.

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Crumbly, brittle. When asbestos is friable, it crumbles and may release fibers or particles that become airborne dust. In that state it is hazardous because it may enter a person’s lungs.


Example: Because much of the asbestos in a building was discovered to be friable, the environmental consultants suggested removal, as it was too late to encapsulate it with special spray paint.

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Easily crumbled; usually referring to soils.

Easily crumbled or pulverized; easily reduced to powder.

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easily crumbled or pulverized

A term used to describe soil texture that is loose and crumbly, easily penetrated by roots and water. See also tilth.

IN BRIEF: Easily crumbled or broken up.

When they went to work in the garden, they found that the soil was very friable and easy to work.

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easily crumbled or pulverized.

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Easily pulverized or crumbled.

(frī′-əbəl)
adj

Brittle or fragile; easily damaged.

For a list of words related to friable, see:

• Soils and Soil Management - friable: (adj) describing easily crumbled soil

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - letsmuldrende, sprød, løs

Nederlands (Dutch)
bros

Français (French)
adj. - friable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bröckelig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύθρυπτος, ψαθυρός

Italiano (Italian)
friabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - friável

Русский (Russian)
трескающийся, сыпучий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - friable, desmenuzable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - spröd, lätt söndersmulad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
易碎的, 脆弱的, 易成粉末的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易碎的, 脆弱的, 易成粉末的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 깨지기 쉬운, 물렁한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 砕けやすい, もろい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سهل الإنسحاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שביר, פריך‬

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