HyperDic: friable

English > 1 sense of the word friable:
ADJECTIVEallfriable, crumblyeasily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
English > friable: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningEasily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder.
Examples
  • "friable sandstone"
  • "friable carcinomatous tissue"
  • "friable curds formed in the stomach"
Synonymcrumbly
Broaderbreakablecapable of being broken or damaged
Spanishdesmenuzable, frágil, friable, quebradizo
Catalanfriable
Nounsfriabilityexcessive breakableness

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