DECREPITATE

[de.crep.i.tate] vb [prob. fr. (assumed) NL decrepitatus, pp. of decrepitare, fr. L de- + crepitare to crackle--more at crepitate] vt (1646): to roast or calcine (as salt) so as to cause crackling or until crackling stops ~ vi: to become decrepitated -- de.crep.i.ta.tion n