crepitation
Britishnoun
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the act of crepitating
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zoology the sudden expulsion of an acrid fluid by some beetles as a means of self-defence
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another name for crepitus
Example Sentences
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It was a deeply flavored specimen, but lacked the crepitation of those breaded in sharp shards of panko.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2022
He heard a curious trickling sound and then a louder crepitation as if someone were unwrapping great sheets of cellophane.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
The mucous râle was heard very strong in the upper lobe of the right lung, and some little crepitation at the inferior angle of the scapula on the same side.
From An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners by Makellar, Archibald
The crepitation may be soft like the friction of snow, or may resemble the creaking of new leather—“saddle-back creaking.”
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Sunday.—A heavenly day again! the world all dead silence, save when, from far down below us in the woods, comes up the crepitation of the little wooden drum that beats to church.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew
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