(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.

decrepitude.

Weakened or worn out from age or wear.

plural of decrepitation

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

present participle of decrepitate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate

simple past tense and past participle of decrepitate

the state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use

In a decrepit way.