friable

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
  2. Of soil, loose and large-grained in consistency.
  3. Of a poison, likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk.
  4. Of a number: smooth, that factors completely into small prime numbers.

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈfɹaɪəbl̩/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Borrowed from French friable, from Latin friābilis (“friable”), from friō (“I crumble”).

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