decrepitate

About 0.00 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
2. verb Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.

Similar words

scrimple crisp crumble crispify decalesce decrust crack burn to a crisp decrystallize crispen

Often followed by

when on and at

Word family

decrepitated decrepitates decrepitating decrepitation decrepitations