decrepitate

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Such crystals are said to _decrepitate_.

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  1. transitive verb To roast or calcine (crystals or salts) until they emit a crackling sound or until crackling stops.
  2. intransitive verb To make a crackling sound when roasted.

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  1. New Latin dēcrepitāre, dēcrepitāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin crepitāre, to crackle, frequentative of crepāre, to burst, crack.

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  1. from New Latin as if *decrepitatus, past participle of *decrepitare (later F. décrépiter = Spanish Portuguese decrepitar = Italian decrepitare), from Latin de- + crepitatus, past participle of crepitare, crackle, break with a noise: see crepitate.
 

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/dəˈkrɛpɪteɪt/
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