Sentence examples similar to dry friable from inspiring English sources
The whole plants were carefully harvested (to avoid loss of friable tissues such as dry crumbly leaves) and milled to less than 250 μm particle size.
Nitisols are hard when dry, very friable to firm when moist and sticky and plastic when wet. Gravel or stones are rare but fine iron-manganese concretions ('shot') may be present.
Yellow topsoil may have humic darkened surface and has very weak or apedal structure and very friable dry consistence.
The mechanical treatments were referenced by plots (REF), which were left undisturbed until the soil had dried to a friable condition and ready for seedbed preparation.
The callus texture from compact to friable, and dry to succulent varied depending upon the light spectrum it was exposed (Fig. 1c j) Newly proliferated calli under light spectra CW and 9B showed light pink and purple color, respectively, while callus under 9IR developed deep golden color.
But as Dr. James Melius of the New York State Laborers Health and Safety Trust Fundd explained, once asbestos gets wet, deteriorates and then dries out, it may become "much more friable".
But as Dr. James Melius of the New York State Laborers Health and Safety Trust Fundd explained, once asbestos gets wet, deteriorates and then dries out, it may become "much more friable". In other words, it's more likely to crumble and become pulverized into powder.
Dried and in place on the truss bars, the material is friable, even dusty to the touch.
("The Rouen facade is painted with an uncharacteristic dry, lumpy, accretionary stroke, without fluency; the lacy stone details are laboriously transformed into friable baguettes and dim ribs of color").
