HyperDic: decrepitation

English > 1 sense of the word decrepitation:
NOUNeventdecrepitationthe crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
English > decrepitation: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningThe crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated.
Broadercrackle, crackling, crepitationThe sharp sound of snapping noises
Verbsdecrepitateto roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops
decrepitateundergo decrepitation and crackle

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