devitrify (Meaning)

Wordnet

devitrify (v)

become crystalline

make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque

Webster

devitrify (v. t.)

To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.

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become crystalline, make (glassy materials) brittle or opaqueTo deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.

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When subjected to extreme heat, the glass began to devitrify, forming crystalline structures within its matrix.

The slow cooling of the molten glass allowed it to devitrify gradually, resulting in a more stable material.

Certain additives can promote or inhibit the tendency of glass to devitrify, depending on the desired properties.

The devitrification of volcanic glass reveals the geological history of the region where it formed.