devitrification Meaning, Definition & Usage

De*vit`ri*fi*ca"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being the formation of crystallites, microbites, etc., in the glassy base, which are then called devitrification products.

Webster 1913