Decrepitate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decrepitate \De*crep"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Decrepitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrepitating}.] [Cf. F.
     d['e]cr['e]piter.]
     To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to
     decrepitate salt.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decrepitate \De*crep"i*tate\, v. i.
     To crackle, as salt in roasting.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decrepitate
       v 1: undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated"
       2: to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until
          crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"