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.
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devitrify
(diːˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ) vb,
-fies,
-fying or -fied1. (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
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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.
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devitrify
Past participle: devitrified
Gerund: devitrifying
| 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 |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | devitrify - become crystalline |
| 2. | devitrify - make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque |
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