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Definition of Decrepitations
1. decrepitation [n] - See also: decrepitation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decrepitations
Literary usage of Decrepitations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1862)
"Though I am inclined to agree to a great extent with Mr. Marsh respecting the
cause and effects of the sound being caused by a series of decrepitations ..."
2. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1862)
"Though I am inclined to agree to a great extent with Mr. Marsh respecting the
cause and effects of the sound being caused by a series of decrepitations ..."
3. American Druggist (1888)
"AM. DR.J in order to dissipate any adhering moisture. Then add the potassium in
small fragments. The combination takes place under slight decrepitations. ..."
4. Theoretical Chemistry from the Standpoint of Avogadro's Rule & Thermodynamics by Walther Nernst (1904)
"Thus consider the innumerable decompositions, char- rings, decrepitations, etc., of
organic compounds on heating, or consider the combustibility of many ..."
5. Elements of Chemistry: For the Use of Colleges, Academies, and Schools by Victor Regnault (1853)
"Some varieties of rock-salt possess the remarkable property of producing slight
decrepitations by solution in water, from the evolution of a quantity of ..."
6. The Intellectual Observer (1863)
"... readily obtained in commerce) in contact with the flame, when a series of
decrepitations occur, accompanied by bursts of the characteristic green light. ..."
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