devitrifyv.
/dɪˈvɪtrɪfʌɪ/ transitive. To deprive of vitreous qualities or properties; to cause (glass or a vitreous substance) to become opaque, hard, and crystalline in structure.
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > subject to chemical reactions or processes [verb (transitive)] > subject to named chemical reaction or process > subject to vitrification > subject to devitrification
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1832 G. R. Porter Treat. Manuf. Porcelain & Glass 325 Experiments made to devitrify stained glass taken from church windows.
1832 G. R. Porter Treat. Manuf. Porcelain & Glass 326 Glass, when devitrified, becomes a much more perfect conductor of heat and electricity.
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deˈvitrified adj.
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1832 G. R. Porter Treat. Manuf. Porcelain & Glass xvi. (heading) Power of devitrified glass to bear sudden changes of temperature.
1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks x. 170 In most instances this impure or devitrified matter is opaque.
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