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Sea Star :: Sea star () A starfish, or brittle star..

Margarite :: Margarite (n.) A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster..

Brittle :: Brittle (a.) Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.

Crimp :: Crimp (a.) Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.

Spalt :: Spalt (a.) Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber..

Cold-short :: Cold-short (a.) Brittle when cold; as, cold-short iron..

Red-short :: Red-short (a.) Hot-short; brittle when red-hot; -- said of certain kinds of iron.

Stelliferous :: Stelleridean (n.) A starfish, or brittle star..

Ganil :: Ganil (n.) A kind of brittle limestone.

Shattery :: Shattery (a.) Easily breaking into pieces; not compact; loose of texture; brittle; as, shattery spar..

Tenacity :: Tenacity (n.) That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; -- as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc..

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..

Brittleness :: Brittleness (n.) Aptness to break; fragility.

Ruthenium :: Ruthenium (n.) A rare element of the light platinum group, found associated with platinum ores, and isolated as a hard, brittle steel-gray metal which is very infusible. Symbol Ru. Atomic weight 103.5. Specific gravity 12.26. See Platinum metals, under Platinum..

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.

Hot-short :: Hot-short (a.) More or less brittle when heated; as, hot-short iron..

Crisp :: Crisp (a.) To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking..

Crumpy :: Crumpy (a.) Brittle; crisp.

Bismuth :: Bismuth (n.) One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white color, crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than lead, and rather brittle; masses show broad cleavage surfaces when broken across. It melts at 507� Fahr., being easily fused in the flame of a candle. It is found in a native state, and as a constituent of some minerals. Specific gravity 9.8. Atomic weight 207.5. Symbol Bi..

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