Definitions for "Friable"
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Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder.
The ability to pulverize a material under hand pressure.
Easily crumbled. Healthy soil is friable, so if you hold up a handful of soil and wiggle your fingers the particles of soil should fall out of your hand.
A type of soil consistence in which the soil ped "pops" when squeezed between the thumb and fore finger withjust a small amount of pressure.
when referring to material in a school building means that the material, when dry, may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure and includes previously non-friable material which becomes damaged to the extent that when dry it may be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.
An easily worked soil.
Refers to a soil that is rich, light and easily worked with the fingers.
Easily worked good, crumbly soil.
The breaking down of a substance into tiny filaments and particles. Asbestos is harmful only if it is disturbed or exposed, as often occurs during renovation or remodeling. Asbestos is highly friable. This means that as it ages, asbestos fibers break down easily into tiny filaments and particles. When these particles become airborne, they pose a risk to humans.
Crumbly; a desirable condition in a soil.
Easily crushed or crumbled.
Easily broken or crumbled, often used in describing sandstones.
Describes a mineral which easily crumbles. Minerals with an earthy fracture are friable.
Friable soil is soil that has the crumbly texture ideal for the root growth of plants. Such friable soil is usually a loam.
Said of a rock or mineral that crumbles naturally or is easily broken, pulverized, or reduced to powder, such as a soft and poorly cemented sandstone.
Soil of a crumbly texture, able to be worked easily.
easily broken apart or burrowed through; dry, sandy soils are often friable and are home to a number of burrowing organisms.
easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach"
(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil"
Easy to break, or crumbling naturally. Descriptive of certain rocks and minerals. Return to the top of the page. GANGUE : The worthless minerals associated with valuable minerals in an ore deposit.
A term used to indicate the crumbling, flaking, or powdering of a foam when the surface is rubbed.
Fine, crumbly, relatively dry soil
Describes soil with a crumbly texture that is easy for roots to penetrate.
Material that can be crumbled or reduced to a powder by hard pressure Lead An inelastic, bluish-white, metallic element found mostly in combination with other metals, and used primarily in pipes, cable sheaths, batteries and solder
When friable material is dry, it can easily be crumbled into smaller pieces or powder.
a term for soil structure that denotes a poorly compacted soil that crumbles easily due to partially decomposed organic matter.
consistence term pertaining to the ease of crumbling of soils.
Building materials, such as asbestos, that may be crumbled by hand pressure.
is easily crumbled material that is capable of being ingested into the lungs. Refers to asbestos.
Term used to describe a substance that is easily crumbled or powdered.
Easily crumbled or cultivated;
Characteristic of good soil. Rich in organic matter, friable soil crumbles easily, allows water and oxygen to reach plant roots.
Auger comes up loosely packed. Digs easily.
(fri´-a-ble) Said of a rock or mineral that is easily crumbled, e.g. a poorly cemented sandstone.
Of a material which when dry, may be crumbled, crushed, pulverized, or reduced to powder by normal hand pressure.
crumbly, easily powdered
Easily crumbled or pulverized, usually in reference to surface integrity.
easily crumbled; crumbly.
Anything that is easily crumbled or broken into small fragments, usually with light hand pressure.
Readily crumbled; brittle
Easily crumbled in the fingers. Most often used when describing soils.
Insufficient binding media to adhere pigment to the ground layer causing the paint to become powdery, chalky or crumbly.
breaks apart or crumbles easily.
asbestos that is subject to fragmentation into tiny parts that can be inhaled or ingested
A term applied to soils that when either wet or dry crumble easily between the fingers.
Easily crumbled or pulverized. FS Forest Service.
Crumbly and brittle.
Capable of being crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand pressure.