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Webster 1913 Edition

Decrepitation

De-crepˊi-ta′tion

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Noun.
[Cf. F.
décrépitation
.]
The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting.

Webster 1828 Edition

Decrepitation

DECREPITATION

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Noun.
The act of roasting with a continual crackling; or the separation of parts with a crackling noise, occasioned by heat.

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