Decrepitate

[di'krepiteit]

(verb.) to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; 'decrepitate salts'.

(verb.) undergo decrepitation and crackle; 'The salt decrepitated'.

Inputed by Bess--From WordNet

(v. t.) To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.

(v. i.) To crackle, as salt in roasting.

Checked by John

v. n. Crackle, snap, crepitate.

Editor: Philip

v.i. to crackle as salts when heated.—v.t. to roast so as to cause a continual crackling to calcine.—n. Decrepitā′tion.

Typist: Maxine