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devitrify, v.|dɪˈvɪtrɪfaɪ|
[f. de- II. 1 + vitrify; app. after F. dévitrifier (1803 in Hatz.-Darm.).]
trans. To deprive of vitreous qualities or properties; to cause (glass or a vitreous substance) to become opaque, hard, and crystalline in structure. Hence deˈvitrified ppl. a.
1832G. R. Porter Porcelain & Gl. 325 Experiments made to devitrify stained glass taken from church windows. Ibid. 326 Glass, when devitrified, becomes a much more perfect conductor of heat and electricity. Ibid. xvi. heading, Power of devitrified glass to bear sudden changes of temperature. 1879Rutley Stud. Rocks x. 170 In most instances this impure or devitrified matter is opaque. |