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crepitant, a.|ˈkrɛpɪtənt|
[ad. L. crepitānt-em, pr. pple. of crepitāre to crackle: also in mod.F.]
1. Making a crackling noise: crackling, crepitating.
1855Browning Master Hugues xvi, One is incisive, corrosive; Two retorts, nettled, curt, crepitant. 1862H. W. Fuller Dis. Lungs 249 The inflamed lung..is heavier and less crepitant under the finger. 1873Holland A. Bonnic. 192 There came close to my ear a curious crepitant rustle.
2. Entom. That crepitates (see crepitate 2).
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. xlvii. (1828) IV. 401 That [subtribe] to which the crepitant Eutechina belong. |