DECREPITATE
\dɪkɹˈɛpɪtˌe͡ɪt], \dɪkɹˈɛpɪtˌeɪt], \d_ɪ_k_ɹ_ˈɛ_p_ɪ_t_ˌeɪ_t]\
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By Princeton University
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To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.
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To crackle, as salt in roasting.
By Oddity Software
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To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.
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To crackle, as salt in roasting.
By Noah Webster.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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