decrepitate
verb (used with object)
to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.
decrepitation
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a word derived from
decrepitate.
Example Sentences
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Whilst heating this sand upon platinum, decrepitation was audible, which indicated the cracking of some of the little pebbles.
From The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 by Luigi Palmieri
Especially the frequent mention of the preparation of nitrum by way of burning, argues strongly against saltpetre being included, as they would hardly have failed to notice the decrepitation.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
