friable
IPA: frˈaɪʌbʌɫ
adjective
- Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
- (of soil) Loose and large-grained in consistency.
- (of poisons) Likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk
- (mathematics, of a number) Smooth: that factors completely into small prime numbers.
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