Brittleness
71industrial polymers, major — Introduction chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials. In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… …
72iron processing — Introduction use of a smelting process to turn the ore into a form from which products can be fashioned. Included in this article also is a discussion of the mining of iron and of its preparation for smelting. Iron (Fe) is a… …
73tenacity — noun /təˈnæs.ɪ.ti,təˈnæsətʲi/ a) The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose. Our opponents may be younger, faster and less out of shape than we are, but we have… …
74fragilitas — SYN: fragility. [L.] f. crinium brittleness of the hair; a condition in which the hair of the head or face tends to split or break off. f. sanguinis SYN: osmotic fragility. * * * n. abnormal brittleness or fragility, for example of the hair… …
75onychorrhexis — Abnormal brittleness of the nails with splitting of the free edge. [onycho + G. rhexis, a breaking] * * * on·y·chor·rhex·is .än i kə rek səs n, pl rhex·es .sēz longitudinal ridging and splitting of the nails * * * on·y·chor·rhex·is… …
76Mangalloy — Mangalloy, also called manganese steel or Hadfield steel, is a steel alloy containing an average of around 13% manganese. Mangalloy is known for its high impact strength and resistance to abrasion. Material properties World War I Brodie helmet,… …
77fragile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. delicate, frail, breakable; tenuous, gossamer. See brittleness, weakness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. frail, delicate, breakable, frangible, friable, brittle, dainty, weak, flimsy; see also dainty 1 …
78crispiness — noun firm but easily broken • Syn: ↑brittleness, ↑crispness • Derivationally related forms: ↑crispy, ↑crisp (for: ↑crispness), ↑brittle ( …
79crispness — noun 1. a pleasing firmness and freshness (Freq. 2) crispness of new dollar bills crispness of fresh lettuce • Derivationally related forms: ↑crisp • Hypernyms: ↑freshness 2. an expressive style that is direct and to the poin …
80Brickleness — Bric kle*ness, n. Brittleness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
