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Decrepitation

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de·crep·i·tate  (d-krp-tt)
v. de·crep·i·tat·ed, de·crep·i·tat·ing, de·crep·i·tates
v.tr.
To roast or calcine (crystals or salts) until they emit a crackling sound or until crackling stops.
v.intr.
To make a crackling sound when roasted.
[New Latin dcrepitre, dcrepitt- : Latin d-, de- + Latin crepitre, to crackle, frequentative of crepre, to burst, crack.]
de·crepi·tation n.
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Noun1.decrepitation - the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
crackle, crepitation, crackling - the sharp sound of snapping noises


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