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fri·a·ble 
[frahy-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key
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[frahy-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock. |
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fri·a·bil·i·ty, fri·a·ble·ness, noun
—Synonyms fragile, frangible.
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| fri·a·ble
(frī'ə-bəl) Pronunciation Key
adj. Readily crumbled; brittle: friable asbestos insulation. [Latin friābilis, from friāre, to crumble.] fri'a·bil'i·ty, fri'a·ble·ness n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
friable
friable
1563, from L. friabilis "easily crumbled or broken," from friare "rub away, crumble into small pieces," related to fricare "to rub."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| friable | |
adjective | |
| easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach";"crumbly cookies" [syn: crumbly] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
friable fri·a·ble (frī'ə-bəl)
adj.
- Readily crumbled; brittle.
- Relating to a dry, brittle growth of bacteria.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Friable
Fri"a*ble\, a. [L. friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break, or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray: cf. F. friable.] Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. "Friable ground." --Evelyn. "Soft and friable texture." --Paley. -- Fri'a*ble*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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