devitrify

Definition of Devitrify in English :

1. devitrify

become crystalline

2. devitrify

make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Devitrify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

1.

to change from a vitreous state to a crystalline state

2.

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

verb transitiveWord forms: deˈvitriˌfied or deˈvitriˌfying

1.

to take away or destroy the glassy qualities of

2.

to make (glass, etc.) opaque, hard, and crystalline, as by prolonged heating

tr.v. de·vit·ri·fied, de·vit·ri·fy·ing, de·vit·ri·fies

To cause (a glassy material) to become crystalline and brittle.