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FRIABILITY [4 records]

Record 1 2015-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

Tendency to crumble or disintegrate easily.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Tendance à s'émietter ou à se désagréger facilement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
DEF

Calidad de [desmenuzarse] con facilidad.

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Record 2 2002-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Symptoms (Medicine)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Symptômes (Médecine)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 3 1997-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brewing and Malting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Brasserie et malterie

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Mechanics (Physics)
CONT

The sand satisfies the following standard specification ... low friability and weight loss (usually less than 2%) after 24 hours in contact with a 20% solution of hydrochloric acid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique générale (Physique)
CONT

Le sable filtrant répond [à la] spécification usuelle suivante [...] faible friabilité et perte en poids, après 24 heures de contact avec une solution d'acide chlorhydrique à 20 %, d'ordinaire inférieure à 2 %.

Spanish

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