Decrepitation

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  • n. The shattering of minerals by the action of heat, especially when accompanied by a crackling sound
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt makes when roasting.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of snapping or bursting with a crackling noise on being heated, or the crackling noise, accompanying the flying asunder of their parts, made by various salts and minerals when heated.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    crackle    crepitation    crackling   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    crepitation    periosteum    Fritz    embrittlement    selenide   
     
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