DEVITRIFY


Meaning of DEVITRIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dē-ˈvi-trə-ˌfī ]

transitive verb

Etymology: French dévitrifier, from dé- de- + vitrifier to vitrify

Date: 1832

: to deprive of glassy luster and transparency ; especially : to change (as a glass) from a vitreous to a crystalline condition

• de·vit·ri·fi·ca·tion (ˌ)dē-ˌvi-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

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