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devitrification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
de-vit-ri-fi-ca-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English vitrification English devitrification From de- + vitrification.

Usage

Inflected Forms

devitrifications (plural)

Questions

What does devitrification mean?
The formation of small crystals in a glass as a result of slow cooling from the molten state.
Where does devitrification come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English vitrification English devitrification From de- + vitrification.

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