decrepitating

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decrepitating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Decrepitate \De*crep"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrepitating.] [Cf. F.
     d['e]cr['e]piter.]
     To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to
     decrepitate salt.
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