What does decrepitate mean?
Definitions for decrepitate
dɪˈkrɛp ɪˌteɪtde·crepi·tate
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Princeton's WordNet
decrepitateverb
undergo decrepitation and crackle
"The salt decrepitated"
decrepitateverb
to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops
"decrepitate salts"
Wiktionary
decrepitateverb
To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
decrepitateverb
Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.
Etymology: From mediaeval Latin decrepitare, from de- + crepitare.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DECREPITATEverb
To calcine salt till it has ceased to crackle in the fire.
Etymology: decrepo, Latin.
So will it come to pass in a pot of salt, although decrepitated. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii.
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decrepitate
Decrepitate generally refers to the process in which a substance, specifically a crystal or mineral, violently breaks apart or fractures due to being heated. This may often be accompanied by an audible crackling noise. This term is mostly used in chemistry and geology.
Webster Dictionary
Decrepitateverb
to roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt
Decrepitateverb
to crackle, as salt in roasting
Etymology: [Cf. F. dcrpiter.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Decrepitate
de-krep′i-tāt, v.i. to crackle, as salts when heated.—v.t. to roast so as to cause a continual crackling, to calcine.—n. Decrepitā′tion. [L. de, inten., crepitāre, to rattle much, freq. of crepāre.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of decrepitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of decrepitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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