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Devitrification

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de·vit·ri·fy  (d-vtr-f)
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·vitri·fia·ble adj.
de·vitri·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.


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Herbert Insley (1923-1953) Petrographic microscope, devitrification, composition of cement clinker, powder x-ray diffraction, initiated course in petrographic microscopy.
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Second, we took notice that the very high polarity of collagen, consisting of amino group, carboxyl group and active hydrogen, gives high adhesion under the hydrophilic state, the collagen shows a very unique devitrification phenomenon which has been said to show a softening at the temperature of approximately 0 [degree] C[16], and also the collagen has micro and complicated fiber shape, receiving an idea from the ecology of animals in cold climates.
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