Definition of brittle

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

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Chromium :: Chromium (n.) A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico printing. Called also chrome..
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..
Cold-short :: Cold-short (a.) Brittle when cold; as, cold-short iron..
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..
Ophiuroidea :: Ophiuroidea (n. pl.) A class of star-shaped echinoderms having a disklike body, with slender, articulated arms, which are not grooved beneath and are often very fragile; -- called also Ophiuroida and Ophiuridea. See Illust. under Brittle star..
Fragile :: Fragile (a.) Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.
Shivery :: Shivery (a.) Easily broken; brittle; shattery.
Euclase :: Euclase (n.) A brittle gem occurring in light green, transparent crystals, affording a brilliant clinodiagonal cleavage. It is a silicate of alumina and glucina..
Frangible :: Frangible (a.) Capable of being broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken.
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