decrepitate

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Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles
To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire

so will it come to pass in a pot of salt, although decrepitated; and so also in a pot of Snow.

{v} to crackle, to roast salt
Of slats and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles
{f} roast so as to cause to crackle; heat until crackling
undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated
To crackle, as salt in roasting
To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt
undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated"
to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts" undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated
to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"
decrepitation
The shattering of minerals by the action of heat, especially when accompanied by a crackling sound
decrepitation
{n} a crackling noise, as from salt
decrepitation
{i} crackling or breaking up as a result of heating
decrepitation
the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
decrepitation
The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting
decrepitate

    Hyphenation

    de·crep·i·tate

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From mediaeval Latin decrepitare, from Latin de- + crepitare.
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