devitrify

[ dee-vi-truh-fahy ]

/ diˈvɪ trəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object), de·vit·ri·fied, de·vit·ri·fy·ing.

Chemistry. to deprive, wholly or partly, of vitreous character or properties.

verb (used without object), de·vit·ri·fied, de·vit·ri·fy·ing.

Petrology. (of a volcanic rock or particle) to undergo a change in texture from glassy to crystalline.

Origin of devitrify

First recorded in 1825–35; de- + vitrify

OTHER WORDS FROM devitrify

de·vit·ri·fi·a·ble, adjectivede·vit·ri·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby devitrify

devisee, devisor, devitalize, devitalized, devitalized pulp, devitrify, Devizes, devocalize, devoice, devoid, devoir

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Example sentences from the Web for devitrify

Bad soda-glass or that which has been kept for many years, tends to devitrify when worked.
A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing|Bernard D. Bolas
Hard glass, which contains much calcium, is more apt to devitrify than the more fusible varieties.
The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame|W. A. Shenstone
It was mentioned in the last chapter that a glaze free from alumina will devitrify or become dull.
The Potter's Craft|Charles F. Binns
If either of these precautions are neglected most glass will devitrify badly.
The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame|W. A. Shenstone

British Dictionary definitions for devitrify

devitrify

/ (diːˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to change from a vitreous state to a crystalline state

to lose or cause to lose the properties of a glass and become brittle and opaque

Derived forms of devitrify

devitrification, noun

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单词	devitrify
释义	devitrify [ dee-vi-truh-fahy ] / diˈvɪ trəˌfaɪ / verb (used with object), de·vit·ri·fied, de·vit·ri·fy·ing. Chemistry. to deprive, wholly or partly, of vitreous character or properties. verb (used without object), de·vit·ri·fied, de·vit·ri·fy·ing. Petrology. (of a volcanic rock or particle) to undergo a change in texture from glassy to crystalline. Origin of devitrify First recorded in 1825–35; de- + vitrify OTHER WORDS FROM devitrify de·vit·ri·fi·a·ble, adjectivede·vit·ri·fi·ca·tion, noun Words nearby devitrify devisee, devisor, devitalize, devitalized, devitalized pulp, devitrify, Devizes, devocalize, devoice, devoid, devoir Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for devitrify Bad soda-glass or that which has been kept for many years, tends to devitrify when worked. A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing\|Bernard D. Bolas Hard glass, which contains much calcium, is more apt to devitrify than the more fusible varieties. The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame\|W. A. Shenstone It was mentioned in the last chapter that a glaze free from alumina will devitrify or become dull. The Potter's Craft\|Charles F. Binns If either of these precautions are neglected most glass will devitrify badly. The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame\|W. A. Shenstone British Dictionary definitions for devitrify devitrify / (diːˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ) / verb -fies, -fying or -fied to change from a vitreous state to a crystalline state to lose or cause to lose the properties of a glass and become brittle and opaque Derived forms of devitrify devitrification, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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