devitrificationn.
/dɪˌvɪtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ The action or process of devitrifying; deprivation of vitreous character; esp. change (of rocks) from a glassy to a crystalline condition.
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devitrification1832
1832 G. R. Porter Treat. Manuf. Porcelain & Glass xvi. 317 (heading) On the Devitrification of glass.
1832 G. R. Porter Treat. Manuf. Porcelain & Glass xvi. 326 The devitrification was by no means perfect.
1865 Ecclesiologist XXVI. 269 The process of de-vitrification in ancient painted glass.
1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 163 The development of micro~liths is one of the causes of devitrification in glassy rocks and in artificial glass.
1881 J. W. Judd Volcanoes ix. 258 These glassy rocks easily undergo ‘devitrification’.
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