DECREPITATE

decrepitate. Decrepitate, v. to crackle, to roast salt, &c.

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De‐crep″i‐tate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrepitating.] [[Cf. F. décrépiter.]] To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.