In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DECREPITATED
Verb
decrepitated
simple past tense and past participle of decrepitate
Source: Wiktionary
DECREPITATE
De*crep"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decrepitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decrepitating.] Etym: [Cf. F. décrépiter.]
Definition: To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to decrepitate salt.
De*crep"i*tate, v. i.
Definition: To crackle, as salt in roasting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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