decrepitate

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.

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[New Latin dcrepitre, dcrepitt- : Latin d-, de- + Latin crepitre, to crackle, frequentative of crepre, to burst, crack.]

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de·crepi·tation n.

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decrepitate [dɪˈkrɛpɪˌteɪt]

vb

1. (Chemistry) (tr) to heat (a substance, such as a salt) until it emits a crackling sound or until this sound stops

2. (Chemistry) (intr) (esp of a salt) to crackle, as while being heated

[from New Latin dēcrepitāre, from Latin crepitāre to crackle, from crepāre to creak]

decrepitation  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	decrepitate - undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" decrepitate - to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"
	2.	decrepitate - to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts" decrepitate - undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"