DECREPITATION


Meaning of DECREPITATION in English

 ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin decrepitation-, decrepitatio, from (assumed) New Latin decrepitatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

: the breaking up or crackling of certain crystals upon heating

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