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de·crep·i·tate D0081600 (dĭ-krĕp′ĭ-tāt′)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 stop crackling.v.intr. To make a crackling sound when roasted.
[New Latin dēcrepitāre, dēcrepitāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin crepitāre, to crackle, frequentative of crepāre, to burst, crack.]
de·crep′i·ta′tion n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | decrepitation - the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heatedcrackle, crepitation, crackling - the sharp sound of snapping noises |
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decrepitation[di‚krep·ə′tā·shən] (geophysics) Breaking up of mineral substances when exposed to heat; usually accompanied by a crackling noise. decrepitationenUK
de·crep·i·ta·tion (dē'krep-i-tā'shŭn), Crackling; the snapping of certain salts when heated. [L. de, from, + crepo, pp. crepitus, to crackle] decrepitationenUK
Related to decrepitation: deliquescence, efflorescenceWords related to decrepitationnoun the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heatedRelated Words- crackle
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