decrepitate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] undergo decrepitation and crackle | |
| Examples: | "The salt decrepitated" |
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| Related terms: | change decrepitation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; of salts | |
| Related terms: | change | |
| Similar spelling: |
decrepit decrepitation decrepitude |
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