decrepitate (Meaning)

Wordnet

decrepitate (v)

undergo decrepitation and crackle

to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops

Webster

decrepitate (v. t.)

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

Webster

decrepitate (v. i.)

To crackle, as salt in roasting.

Synonyms & Antonyms of decrepitate

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decrepitate Sentence Examples

  1. When we heated the salt in the crucible, it began to decrepitate, emitting small popping sounds.
  2. The scientist observed the sample decrepitating as it underwent thermal decomposition in the laboratory.
  3. As the temperature rose, the organic compound started to decrepitate, releasing gases.
  4. The experiment involved decrepitating the mineral to study its thermal properties.
  5. The student noted the unique decrepitation pattern of the substance as it was heated.
  6. When the metal was subjected to high temperatures, it decrepitated loudly, surprising the researchers.
  7. We could hear the distinct sound of decrepitation as the ceramic material was exposed to the flame.
  8. Decrepitation is often used as a diagnostic test to identify certain minerals based on their behavior under heat.
  9. The chemist carefully monitored the decrepitation process to understand the compound's decomposition mechanism.
  10. The decrepitating sound was an indication of the release of trapped gases within the substance.

FAQs About the word decrepitate

undergo decrepitation and crackle, to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stopsTo roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; a

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When we heated the salt in the crucible, it began to decrepitate, emitting small popping sounds.

The scientist observed the sample decrepitating as it underwent thermal decomposition in the laboratory.

As the temperature rose, the organic compound started to decrepitate, releasing gases.

The experiment involved decrepitating the mineral to study its thermal properties.