friable

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Synonyms: fribble, triable, frible, fryable

Antonyms: fribble, triable, frible, fryable

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Adjective

1. Easily broken into small [[fragment]]s, [[crumble]]d, or reduced to [[powder]].
2. {{lb|en|geology}} Of [[soil]], [[loose]] and large-grained in [[consistency]].
3. {{lb|en|toxicology}} Of a [[poison]], likely to crumble and become [[airborne]], thus becoming a [[health]] [[risk]].
4. {{lb|en|math}} Of a [[number]]: [[smooth]], that [[factor]]s [[completely]] into small [[prime number]]s.

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