decrepitation
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Related to decrepitation: deliquescence, efflorescence
de·crep·i·ta·tion
(dē'krep-i-tā'shŭn),Crackling; the snapping of certain salts when heated.
[L. de, from, + crepo, pp. crepitus, to crackle]
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