devitrify

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē vitrə fī′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•vit•ri•fy  (dē vitrə fī′),USA pronunciation v., -fied, -fy•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. Chemistryto deprive, wholly or partly, of vitreous character or properties.

v.i. 
  1. Rocks[Petrol.](of a volcanic rock or particle) to undergo a change in texture from glassy to crystalline.
  • de- + vitrify 1825–35
de•vitri•fi′a•ble, adj. 
de•vit′ri•fi•cation, n. 


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