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devitrify

devitrify verb: to become crystalline and brittle.

Verb

devitrify (third-person singular simple present devitrifies, present participle devitrifying, simple past and past participle devitrified)

  1. To become crystalline and brittle

Forms of devitrify

third-person singular presentdevitrifies
present participledevitrifying
past participledevitrified
pastdevitrified

Origin of devitrify

From de- + vitrify.

Questions about devitrify

What does devitrify mean?
Devitrify means to become crystalline and brittle.
What part of speech is devitrify?
Devitrify is a verb.
What is the past tense of devitrify?
The past tense of devitrify is devitrified.

Words near devitrify in the dictionary

  1. devitrifiable
  2. devitrification
  3. devitrifications
  4. devitrified
  5. devitrifies
  6. devitrify
  7. devitrifying
  8. devitrite
  9. Devitt
  10. devival
  11. devivals

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