devitrify

 [dee-vi-truh-fahy]  

de·vit·ri·fy

   [dee-vi-truh-fahy] verb, de·vit·ri·fied, de·vit·ri·fy·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
Chemistry. to deprive, wholly or partly, of vitreous character or properties.
verb (used without object)
2.
Petrology. (of a volcanic rock or particle) to undergo a change in texture from glassy to crystalline.

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pertaining to, containing, or resembling ethyl ether
the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates
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Origin:
1825–35; de- + vitrify

Related forms
de·vit·ri·fi·a·ble, adjective
de·vit·ri·fi·ca·tion, noun
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devitrify (diːˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ)
 
—vb , -fies, -fying, -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
 
devitrifi'cation
 
—n

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