Associations to the word «Decrepitate»
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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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