Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate

Weakened or worn out from age or wear.

decrepitude.

(transitive) To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire. / (intransitive) Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.

(mineralogy) The shattering of minerals by the action of heat, especially when accompanied by a crackling sound

plural of decrepitation

present participle of decrepitate

simple past tense and past participle of decrepitate