de·vit·ri·fy (dē-vĭt′rə-fī′) tr.v. de·vit·ri·fied ,
de·vit·ri·fy·ing ,
de·vit·ri·fies To cause (a glassy material) to become crystalline and brittle.
de·vit′ri·fi′a·ble adj.
de·vit′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
devitrify (diːˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ ) vb ,
-fies ,
-fying or -fied 1. (Chemistry) to change from a vitreous state to a crystalline state
2. (Chemistry) to lose or cause to lose the properties of a glass and become brittle and opaque
deˌvitrifiˈcation n
de•vit•ri•fy (diˈvɪ trəˌfaɪ) v.t. -fied, -fy•ing. to deprive of vitreous properties.
[1825–35]
de•vit`ri•fi•ca′tion, n.
devitrify Past participle: devitrifiedGerund: devitrifyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative devitrify devitrify
Present I devitrify you devitrify he/she/it devitrifies we devitrify you devitrify they devitrify
Preterite I devitrified you devitrified he/she/it devitrified we devitrified you devitrified they devitrified
Present Continuous I am devitrifying you are devitrifying he/she/it is devitrifying we are devitrifying you are devitrifying they are devitrifying
Present Perfect I have devitrified you have devitrified he/she/it has devitrified we have devitrified you have devitrified they have devitrified
Past Continuous I was devitrifying you were devitrifying he/she/it was devitrifying we were devitrifying you were devitrifying they were devitrifying
Past Perfect I had devitrified you had devitrified he/she/it had devitrified we had devitrified you had devitrified they had devitrified
Future I will devitrify you will devitrify he/she/it will devitrify we will devitrify you will devitrify they will devitrify
Future Perfect I will have devitrified you will have devitrified he/she/it will have devitrified we will have devitrified you will have devitrified they will have devitrified
Future Continuous I will be devitrifying you will be devitrifying he/she/it will be devitrifying we will be devitrifying you will be devitrifying they will be devitrifying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been devitrifying you have been devitrifying he/she/it has been devitrifying we have been devitrifying you have been devitrifying they have been devitrifying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been devitrifying you will have been devitrifying he/she/it will have been devitrifying we will have been devitrifying you will have been devitrifying they will have been devitrifying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been devitrifying you had been devitrifying he/she/it had been devitrifying we had been devitrifying you had been devitrifying they had been devitrifying
Conditional I would devitrify you would devitrify he/she/it would devitrify we would devitrify you would devitrify they would devitrify
Past Conditional I would have devitrified you would have devitrified he/she/it would have devitrified we would have devitrified you would have devitrified they would have devitrified
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. devitrify - become crystalline2. devitrify - make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque