verb
- makes a crackling sound when heated; crackles or pops due to heat
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Salt decrepitates when thrown into a fire.
- The mineral decrepitates loudly when heated in the laboratory.
- Rock salt decrepitates as moisture escapes during heating.
- The chemist observed how the crystal decrepitates under high temperature.
- When heated rapidly, the compound decrepitates with sharp popping sounds.