Brittle

  • 51brittle cactus — trapioji opuncija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos augalas (Opuntia fragilis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Opuntia fragilis angl. brittle cactus; brittle prickly pear; fragile prickly pear; little prickly… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 52brittle prickly-pear — trapioji opuncija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos augalas (Opuntia fragilis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Opuntia fragilis angl. brittle cactus; brittle prickly pear; fragile prickly pear; little prickly… …

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  • 53brittle bladder fern — noun delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems • Syn: ↑brittle fern, ↑fragile fern, ↑Cystopteris fragilis • Hypernyms: ↑bladder fern …

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  • 54brittle fern — noun delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems • Syn: ↑brittle bladder fern, ↑fragile fern, ↑Cystopteris fragilis • Hypernyms: ↑bladder fern …

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  • 55brittle star — noun an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc • Syn: ↑brittle star, ↑serpent star • Hypernyms: ↑echinoderm • Member Holonyms: ↑Ophiurida, ↑subclass Ophiurida * * …

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  • 56brittle silver ore — Stephanite Steph an*ite, n. [So named after the Archduke Stephan, mining director of Austria.] (Min.) A sulphide of antimony and silver of an iron black color and metallic luster; called also {black silver}, and {brittle silver ore}. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 57brittle fern — a fern, Cystopteris fragilis, of rocky, wooded areas throughout North America, having grayish green fronds and brittle stalks. Also called bottle fern. * * * …

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  • 58brittle mica — ▪ mineral       any member of the mica group of silicate minerals that has calcium instead of potassium or sodium. The calcium substitution increases the aluminum to silicon ratio that enhances hardness. This causes it to break instead of bend.… …

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  • 59brittle cornea syndrome — a rare autosomal recessive syndrome characterized by brittle corneas, blue sclerae, skin hyperelasticity, and joint hypermobility …

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  • 60brittle material — a brittle material or structure exhibits low ductility, meaning that it exhibits very little inelastic deformation before complete failure …

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