decrepitate
Collocations
2ADJ.
anhydrous
ADV.
really
Definitions
verb
To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
so will it come to pass in a pot of salt, although decrepitated; and so also in a pot of Snow.
Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.
It is, however, remarkable, that the greater number of bodies which decrepitate, are really anhydrous and fixed, such as sulphate of potash, sulphate of barytes, chloride of sodium, &c.
That substance was called salt, because, according to some authors, it is obtained by the action of the sun (sol) on sea-water, according to others, because it decrepitates in the fire (exsilire=to crackle and spring about).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3so will it come to pass in a pot of salt, although decrepitated; and so also in a pot of Snow.
WiktionaryIt is, however, remarkable, that the greater number of bodies which decrepitate, are really anhydrous and fixed, such as sulphate of potash, sulphate of barytes, chloride of sodium, &c.
WiktionaryThat substance was called salt, because, according to some authors, it is obtained by the action of the sun (sol) on sea-water, according to others, because it decrepitates in the fire (exsilire=to cr
Wiktionary