friable

Here the earth was sandy and friable, the tracks clear.

"But it also has a lot of holes in between for friable soil."

"The coast is friable," the old man had told us.

It was still there, cool and friable, invisible or not.

Just work the soil thoroughly, so it's friable and drains well.

The soil was dark and friable between her fingers.

The surface is fragile and friable, as we say, which means it will only get worse."

A chunk of the friable dry clay on which he was standing broke off under his feet.

The exposed lava rock of the core is loose and friable.

A strange snow - crystals are too big, friable and not sticking together.

"There was a lot of asbestos in the basement - the dangerous, friable kind," she said.

It is friable and flavoured, for example, with ginger or lemon.

The meat came away in her hand, greasily friable.

Now, while the earth is still friable and easy to work, the vegetable rows can be readied.

For example, gelatin causes white lead to become friable.

It can also dig its own burrow and build cells in friable soil.

Exposure to friable asbestos increases risks of various serious health conditions, including cancer.

The name is also given to other friable siliceous stones applied to like uses.

The gray chitin of its outer surfaces immediately started to turn friable.

This community is confined to disturbed, light, friable soils.

This soil is of lighter in texture, porous and friable structure.

The best soil surface conditions are those that are moist and friable.

They brought in the friable mixture to build up horseshoe pitching pits.

The friable weathered ore was loaded into the bins and mg.

"In any building with asbestos that might be friable, we'd bring in experts to really assess the situation."