What does "decrepitate" mean?
Decrepitate: To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.
Additional senses
- 2.To crackle, as salt in roasting.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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