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
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
It is termed devitrification, but is a very slow process unless the solid is in a plastic state.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
From this extreme every gradation may be traced through gradual increase of the products of devitrification, until the mass may become completely crystalline.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
It is often not unsightly, but sooner or later it must cause devitrification.
From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by George J. Cox
