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261. Materials, Properties of
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degradability
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the state or quality of being susceptible to breakdown or decomposition.
—degradable
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adj.
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elasticity
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Physics.
the property of a substance that makes it possible to change its
length, volume, or shape in direct response to a force and to recover
its original form upon the removal of a force.
—elastic
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adj.
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frangibility
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the condition of being very easily broken.
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friability
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the condition of being easily crumbled or pulverized.
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infrangibility
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the state or condition of being unbreakable or indivisible.
—infrangible
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adj.
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lubricity
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the state or condition of having smooth surface, as to facilitate
movement against another surface with a minimum of friction.
—lubricious
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adj.
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malleability
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the property of a substance that makes it capable of being extended or
shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
—malleable
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adj.
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plasticity
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the property of a substance that makes it capable of being molded, given
shape, or being made to assume a desired form.
—plastic
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adj.
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rigidity
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the property of a substance that renders it inflexible, stiff, or
nonpliable.
—rigid
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adj.
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sabulosity
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the quality or condition of being sandy or gritty. —
sabulous
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adj.
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serosity
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the quality or condition of being watery or thin, as a liquid.
—serous
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adj.
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viscosity
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the quality or condition of being able to adhere to things.
— viscous
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adj.
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vitreosity
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a state or quality resembling that of glass, as in hardness,
brittleness, transparency, glossiness, etc.
—vitreous
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adj.
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