DECREPITATE
De*crep"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decrepitating.] Etym: [Cf. F. décrépiter.]
Defn: To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.
DECREPITATE
De*crep"i*tate, v. i.
Defn: To crackle, as salt in roasting.
DECREPITATION
De*crep`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. décrépitation.]
Defn: The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting.
DECREPITNESS
De*crep"it*ness, n.
Defn: Decrepitude. [R.] Barrow.
DECREPITUDE
De*crep"i*tude, n. Etym: [Cf. F. décrépitude.]
Defn: The broken state produced by decay and the infirmities of age; infirm old age.