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Decrepitate

/dɪˈkɹɛpɪteɪt/

To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.

📖 Definitions of "Decrepitate"

verb
  1. 1

    To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.

  2. 2

    Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.

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