so will it come to pass in a pot of salt, although decrepitated; and so also in a pot of Snow.
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Decrepitate
//dɪˈkɹɛpɪteɪt//
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It is, however, remarkable, that the greater number of bodies which decrepitate, are really anhydrous and fixed, such as sulphate of potash, sulphate of barytes, chloride of sodium, &c.
Source: wiktionary
That substance was called salt, because, according to some authors, it is obtained by the action of the sun (sol) on sea-water, according to others, because it decrepitates in the fire (exsilire=to crackle and spring about).
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