Made a crackling or popping sound; underwent decrepitation.
Past tense of 'decrepitate,' from Latin 'decrepitare.' The -ed suffix marks completed action in the past.
Chemists use 'decrepitated' when describing what happened to a mineral sample after heating—it's the fancy word for 'it made those awesome popping sounds!'
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