Associations to the word «Decrepitate»

Wiktionary

DECREPITATE, verb. (transitive) To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
DECREPITATE, verb. (intransitive) Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.

Dictionary definition

DECREPITATE, verb. Undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated".
DECREPITATE, verb. To roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts".

Wise words

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