decrepitate

Meaning

Verb

To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.

Origin

From Medieval Latin decrepitare, from Latin de- + crepitare.

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