Category:Decrepitate

De*crep"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrepitating.] Etym: [Cf. F. décrépiter.]

Defn: To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.

decrepitate De*crep"i*tate, v. i.

Defn: To crackle, as salt in roasting.