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vitrify
[ vi-truh-fahy ]
verb (used with or without object)
, vit·ri·fied, vit·ri·fy·ing.
- to convert or be converted into glass.
- to make or become vitreous.
vitrify
/ ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ /
verb
- to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance
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Derived Forms
- ˈvitriˌfiable, adjective
- ˌvitriˌfiaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- vitri·fia·bili·ty noun
- vitri·fia·ble adjective
- non·vitri·fied adjective
- un·vitri·fia·ble adjective
- un·vitri·fied adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vitrify1
C16: from French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum glass
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Example Sentences
One was transferred into my uterus, and the rest were vitrified, taking a return trip back to the dewar.
Seventhly, That all kind of vitrify'd substances, by being suddenly cool'd, become very hard and brittle.
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This furnace must give a heat strong enough to vitrify lead, and therewith all the alloy which the perfect metals may contain.
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We cannot but suspect any medium under which the pigments will not vitrify.
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That is a splendid idea; and you might as well vitrify them.
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