decrepitate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire. transitive
    — so will it come to pass in a pot of salt, although decrepitated; and so also in a pot of Snow.
  2. Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles. intransitive
    — It is, however, remarkable, that the greater number of bodies which decrepitate, are really anhydrous and fixed, such as sulphate of potash, sulphate of barytes, chloride of sodium, &c.

词形变化

decrepitates present,singular,third-person decrepitating participle,present decrepitated participle,past decrepitated past

词汇关系

相关词
crepitate decrepitation

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēcrepitātus, perfect passive participle of dēcrepitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin dē- + crepitō.
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