[di-krep-i-teyt] 
verb, -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.| 1. | to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases. |
| 2. | to break up when exposed to heat. |
| de·crep·i·tate (dĭ-krěp'ĭ-tāt') v. de·crep·i·tat·ed, de·crep·i·tat·ing, de·crep·i·tates v. tr. To roast or calcine (crystals or salts) until they emit a crackling sound or until crackling stops. v. intr. To make a crackling sound when roasted. [New Latin dēcrepitāre, dēcrepitāt- : Latin dē-, de- + Latin crepitāre, to crackle, frequentative of crepāre, to burst, crack.] de·crep'i·ta'tion n. |
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