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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Devitrify

Devitrify \De*vit"ri*fy\, v. t. To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous luster and transparency from.

Wiktionary
devitrify

vb. (context of a glassy material English) To become crystalline and brittle

WordNet
devitrify
  1. v. become crystalline

  2. make (glassy materials) brittle or opaque

  3. [also: devitrified]