Look up: Decrepitation


  1. Decrepitation
    Decrepitation is the breaking of a substance usually accompanied by the emission of a crackling sound. An example for a substance which decrepitates on heating is lead nitrate (Pb(NO3)2). The crackling noise which several salts make when suddenly heated, accompanied by a violent exfoliation of thei...
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  2. decrepitation
    [n] - the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
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  3. Decrepitation
    Rapid physical decomposition of some crystals when heated. Characterized by a crackling noise.
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  4. Decrepitation
    De·crep`i·ta'tion noun [ Confer French décrépitation .] The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting.
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  5. decrepitation
    Crackling; the snapping of certain salts when heated. ... Origin: L. De, from, + crepo, pp. Crepitus, to crackle ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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  6. decrepitation
    noun the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
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  7. Decrepitation
    • (n.) The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/decrepitation/

  8. decrepitation
    decrepitation The crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/565/

  9. decrepitation
    Type: Term Pronunciation: dē′krep-i-tā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Crackling; the snapping of certain salts when heated.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=23086

  10. decrepitation
    1) Crackle 2) Crackling 3) Crepitation
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/decrepitation/1

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