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Definition of brittle
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Brittle
(a.)
Easily
broken;
apt to
break;
fragile;
not tough or
tenacious.
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Potash
::
Potash
(n.) The
hydroxide
of
potassium
hydrate,
a hard white
brittle
substance,
KOH,
having
strong
caustic
and
alkaline
properties;
-- hence
called
also
caustic
potash..
Shiver
::
Shiver
(n.) One of the small
pieces,
or
splinters,
into which a
brittle
thing is
broken
by
sudden
violence;
--
generally
used in the
plural..
Frangible
::
Frangible
(a.)
Capable
of being
broken;
brittle;
fragile;
easily
broken.
Crimp
::
Crimp (a.)
Easily
crumbled;
friable;
brittle.
Crumbly
::
Crumbly
(a.)
EAsily
crumbled;
friable;
brittle.
Tin
::
Tin (n.) An
elementary
substance
found as an oxide in the
mineral
cassiterite,
and
reduced
as a soft white
crystalline
metal,
malleable
at
ordinary
temperatures,
but
brittle
when
heated.
It is not
easily
oxidized
in the air, and is used
chiefly
to coat iron to
protect
it from
rusting,
in the form of tin foil with
mercury
to form the
reflective
surface
of
mirrors,
and in
solder,
bronze,
speculum
metal,
and other
alloys.
Its
compounds
are
designated
as
stannous,
or
stannic.
Symbol
Sn
(Stannum).
At
Glassy
::
Glassy
(a.)
Resembling
glass in its
properties,
as in
smoothness,
brittleness,
or
transparency;
as, a
glassy
stream;
a
glassy
surface;
the
glassy
deep..
Brash
::
Brash (a.)
Brittle,
as wood or
vegetables..
Fragility
::
Fragility
(n.) The
condition
or
quality
of being
fragile;
brittleness;
frangibility.
Asphaltum
::
Asphaltum
(n.)
Mineral
pitch,
Jews'
pitch,
or
compact
native
bitumen.
It is
brittle,
of a black or brown color and high
luster
on a
surface
of
fracture;
it melts and burns when
heated,
leaving
no
residue.
It
occurs
on the
surface
and
shores
of the Dead Sea, which is
therefore
called
Asphaltites,
or the
Asphaltic
Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia,
Europe,
and
America.
See
Bitumen..
Crisp
::
Crisp (a.) To make crisp or
brittle,
as in
cooking..
Glue
::
Glue (n.) A hard
brittle
brownish
gelatin,
obtained
by
boiling
to a jelly the
skins,
hoofs,
etc., of
animals.
When
gently
heated
with
water,
it
becomes
viscid
and
tenaceous,
and is used as a
cement
for
uniting
substances.
The name is also given to other
adhesive
or
viscous
substances..
Arsenic
::
Arsenic
(n.) One of the
elements,
a solid
substance
resembling
a metal in its
physical
properties,
but in its
chemical
relations
ranking
with the
nonmetals.
It is of a
steel-gray
color and
brilliant
luster,
though
usually
dull from
tarnish.
It is very
brittle,
and
sublimes
at 356ยก
Fahrenheit.
It is
sometimes
found
native,
but
usually
combined
with
silver,
cobalt,
nickel,
iron,
antimony,
or
sulphur.
Orpiment
and
realgar
are two of its
sulphur
compounds,
the first of which is the true
arsenicum
of
Iodine
::
Iodine
(n.) A
nonmetallic
element,
of the
halogen
group,
occurring
always
in
combination,
as in the
iodides.
When
isolated
it is in the form of dark gray
metallic
scales,
resembling
plumbago,
soft but
brittle,
and
emitting
a
chlorinelike
odor.
Symbol
I.
Atomic
weight
126.5.
If
heated,
iodine
volatilizes
in
beautiful
violet
vapors..
Benzoin
::
Benzoin
(n.) A
resinous
substance,
dry and
brittle,
obtained
from the
Styrax
benzoin,
a tree of
Sumatra,
Java, etc.,
having
a
fragrant
odor, and
slightly
aromatic
taste.
It is used in the
preparation
of
benzoic
acid, in
medicine,
and as a
perfume..
Annealing
::
Annealing
(n.) The
process
used to
render
glass,
iron, etc., less
brittle,
performed
by
allowing
them to cool very
gradually
from a high
heat..
Brittle
::
Brittle
(a.)
Easily
broken;
apt to
break;
fragile;
not tough or
tenacious.
Hot-short
::
Hot-short
(a.) More or less
brittle
when
heated;
as,
hot-short
iron..
Tough
::
Tough
(superl.)
Having
the
quality
of
flexibility
without
brittleness;
yielding
to force
without
breaking;
capable
of
resisting
great
strain;
as, the
ligaments
of
animals
are
remarkably
tough..
Brittlely
::
Brittlely
(adv.)
In a
brittle
manner.
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