crepitation

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It was a deeply flavored specimen, but lacked the crepitation of those breaded in sharp shards of panko.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2022

He heard a curious trickling sound and then a louder crepitation as if someone were unwrapping great sheets of cellophane.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

But this fusion cannot take place without the ebullition, the crepitation and convulsions, of which chemistry affords visible examples when two hostile elements are sundered that have been joined by its act.

From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de

When the fracture is complete it will be marked by local deformity, mobility of the fragments, and crepitation.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

On firm pressure, fine crepitation may be felt from crushing of the delicate framework of new bone.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis