friability








adjective

  1. easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly: friable rock.

adjective

  1. easily broken up; crumbly
adj.

1560s, from Middle French friable and directly from Latin friabilis “easily crumbled or broken,” from friare “rub away, crumble into small pieces,” related to fricare “to rub” (see friction). Related: Friability.

adj.

  1. Readily crumbled; brittle.
  2. Relating to a dry, brittle growth of bacteria.
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