devitrify
verb (used with object)
to deprive, wholly or partly, of vitreous character or properties.
devitrification
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a word derived from
devitrify.
Example Sentences
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Rowe, M. C., Ellis, B. S. & Lindeberg, A. Quantifying crystallization and devitrification of rhyolites by means of X-ray diffraction and electron microprobe analysis.
From Nature ● Dec. 12, 2017
It is often not unsightly, but sooner or later it must cause devitrification.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by George J. Cox
With a little care and experience, devitrification can be absolutely avoided.
From The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students by W. A. Shenstone
Some rocks are felsitic in parts but elsewhere glassy; and it is not always clear whether the felsite is an original substance or has arisen by the devitrification of primary glass.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
The presence of aluminum compounds appears to have some influence on the tendency of the glass to resist devitrification.
From A Handbook of Laboratory Glass-Blowing by Bernard D. Bolas
