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become fixed or established; "indurated customs"
hardened clay

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〈岩・組織など〉‘を'硬くする,硬化する / …‘を'無感覚にする,がんこにする / …‘を'慣れさせる / 硬くなる / 硬化した;無感覚な

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Friability (pronounced /ˌfraɪəˈbɪlətiː/, "fry-uh-BIL-uh-tee"), the condition of being friable, describes the tendency of a solid substance to break into smaller pieces under duress or contact, especially by rubbing. The opposite of friable is indurate.

Substances that are designated hazardous, such as asbestos or crystalline silica, are often said to be friable if small particles are easily dislodged and become airborne, and hence respirable (able to enter human lungs), posing a health hazard.

Tougher substances, such as concrete, may also be mechanically ground down and reduced to finely divided mineral dust. However, such substances are not generally considered friable because of the degree of difficulty involved in breaking the substance's chemical bonds through mechanical means. Some substances, such as polyurethane foams, show an increase in friability with exposure to ultraviolet radiation, such as sunlight.

Friable is sometimes used metaphorically to describe "brittle" personalities who can be "rubbed" by seemingly-minor stimuli to produce extreme emotional responses.^[1]

Examples

A friable substance is any substance that can be reduced to fibers or finer particles by the action of a small pressure or friction, such as rubbing or inadvertently brushing up against the substance. The term could also apply to any material that exhibits these properties, such as:

Ionically bound substances that are less than 1 kg/L in density
Clumps of dried clay
Chalk
Stone
Tablets
Crackers
Perlite
Mineral fibers
Polyurethane (foam)
Aerogel

Geological usage

Friable and indurated are terms used commonly in soft-rock geology, especially with sandstones, mudstones, and shales to describe how well the component rock fragments are held together.

Medical usage

The term friable is also used to describe tumors in medicine. This is an important determination because tumors that are easily torn apart have a higher risk of malignancy and metastasis.

Examples:

Some forms of cancer, such as atrial myxoma
An inflamed gallbladder

Pharmaceutical usage

Friability testing is a laboratory technique used by the pharmaceutical industry to test the durability of tablets during transit. This testing involves repeatedly dropping a sample of tablets over a fixed time, using a rotating wheel with a baffle. The result is inspected for broken tablets, and the percentage of tablet mass lost through chipping. A typical specification will allow a non-zero percentage of chipping, and zero broken tablets.

References

^ Lauren. "The Common Parlance". thecommonparlance.blogspot.ca.

External links

UK Advisory Committee Treatise On Friable Ceramic Fibres

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