"devitrify" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: devitrifies [present, singular, third-person], devitrifying [participle, present], devitrified [participle, past], devitrified [past]
Etymology: de- + vitrify Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|vitrify}} de- + vitrify Head templates: {{en-verb}} devitrify (third-person singular simple present devitrifies, present participle devitrifying, simple past and past participle devitrified)
  1. (of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
    Sense id: en-devitrify-en-verb-n2EEJo5A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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