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DECREPITATE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1983-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
- Processing of Mineral Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- decrepitate
1, record 1, English, decrepitate
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To roast or calcine (as salt) so as to cause crackling or until crackling stops. 2, record 1, English, - decrepitate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some minerals, when laid upon a hot plate, decrepitate, or fly to pieces, through the unequal expansion which overcomes the cohesion of the molecules. Calcite, fluorite, and barite are examples of this. A mineral which decrepitates may be separated from one which does not by decrepitating and sifting; the latter mineral will be found on the sieve, while that which was finely decrepitated will have gone through. 3, record 1, English, - decrepitate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This verb can be used transitively or intransitively. 4, record 1, English, - decrepitate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
- Préparation des produits miniers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- décrépiter
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9cr%C3%A9piter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Éclater sous l'action de la chaleur. 1, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9cr%C3%A9piter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Décrépiter du sel, le calciner jusqu'à ce qu'il ne crépite plus dans le feu. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9cr%C3%A9piter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme peut être utilisé comme verbe transitif ou comme verbe intransitif. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9cr%C3%A9piter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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