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   frangible

   /ˈfran(d)ʒɪb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. able to be broken into fragments; brittle or fragile: "the frangible skull of an infant"
   • ▪ denoting ammunition designed to disintegrate into very small particles on impact: "frangible bullets"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin frangibilis, from Latin frangere ‘to break’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • R

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   • A

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