friability
Easily reduced to fragments
Friability is the tendency of a solid substance to crumble, break apart, or reduce to powder under pressure or friction.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: pharmacists test tablet friability to ensure pills survive handling, and soil scientists describe friable earth as loose and easily worked.
Theiteite ore's high friability made it difficult to transport.
Liable to shatter
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- breakableCapable of shattering
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- frangibleCapable of being broken
crumble · disintegrate · pulverize · fracture · powdery · fragility · deterioration · degradation
Fertile soil mixture
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- aerationInfusing with oxygen
- porosityVoid space density
permeability · aggregate · clay · silt · sand · earthworms · peat · vermiculite
Fertile soil mixture
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
- humusDecayed organic soil matter
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- siltWaterborne earth particles
sand · permeability · porosity · aeration · aggregate · erosion · compaction · calcium
Crumbly or unreliable
- shortbreadButtery, crumbly biscuit
- pastryButtery baked dough
- piecrustBaked dough enclosure
- sconeSmall crumbly teatime bread
biscotti · streusel · filo · crackers · meringue · parmesan · feta · cornbread
Flat portable computing device
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- bindingLegally or morally required
hardness · abrasion · coating · granulation · formulation · dosage · powder · capsule
brittle
Liable to shatter
frangible · crumble · disintegrate · pulverize · fracture · powdery · fragility · deterioration · degradation · weathering
loam
Fertile soil mixture
porosity · permeability · aggregate · clay · silt · sand · earthworms · peat · vermiculite · organic
loam
Fertile soil mixture
silt · sand · permeability · porosity · aeration · aggregate · erosion · compaction · calcium · calcium
flaky
Crumbly or unreliable
- shortbreadButtery, crumbly biscuit
- pastryButtery baked dough
- piecrustBaked dough enclosure
scone · biscotti · streusel · filo · crackers · meringue · parmesan · feta · cornbread · shortcrust
tablet
Flat portable computing device
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- compressionForcing into smaller space
binding · hardness · abrasion · coating · granulation · formulation · dosage · powder · capsule · bioavailability
friabilitydurability
Resistance to wear
toughness · hardness · resilience · solidity · strength
friabilitycohesiveness
State of being unified
cohesion · tenacity · consolidation · compactness · density