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decrepitation|dɪkrɛpɪˈteɪʃən|
[n. of action f. decrepitate: see -ation. Also mod.F. (1742 in Hatzf.), and prob. in 16–17th c. Latin.]
The action of the verb decrepitate: a. The calcining of a salt or mineral until it ceases to crackle with the heat. b. The crackling and disintegration of a salt or mineral when exposed to sudden heat.
1669W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 142 Unless the hydropick moisture..be exhausted by flagration or decrepitation. 1685Phil. Trans. XV. 1061 In the decrepitation of common Salt. 1827Faraday Chem. Manip. v. 169 Decrepitation is generally occasioned by the expansion of the outer portions before the interior has had time to heat. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 242 Said to contain nitre, a proof of which is shewn by their frequent decrepitation when thrown on the fire. |