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EMBRITTLEMENT

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em⋅brit⋅tle⋅ment

  [em-brit-l-muhnt]
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–noun
the act or process of becoming brittle, as steel from exposure to certain environments or heat treatment or because of the presence of impurities.
Origin:
1915–20; embrittle + -ment
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em·brit·tle   (ěm-brĭt'l)   
tr. & intr.v.   em·brit·tled, em·brit·tling, em·brit·tles
To make or become brittle.
em·brit'tle·ment n.
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