vitrify
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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to convert or be converted into glass.
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to make or become vitreous.
verb
Other Word Forms
- nonvitrified adjective
- unvitrifiable adjective
- unvitrified adjective
- vitrifiability noun
- vitrifiable adjective
Etymology
Origin of vitrify
Example Sentences
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So the researchers posit that the only possible scenario is that fast dissipation of the ash cloud allowed for very quick cooling, ensuring that the shards were vitrified before being buried.
From Salon
Only material containing some liquid can turn to glass, meaning that the bones could not have vitrified.
From BBC
The plant will vitrify much of the 56 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous chemical waste in underground tanks, some filled with waste as early as the 1940s.
From Seattle Times
Last October, the first of two melters used to actually vitrify the waste became active, with the second melter scheduled to launch this spring.
From Seattle Times
Only one previous study successfully rewarmed and transplanted a vitrified organ in any animal, and the rabbit kidney in question had been vitrified for roughly 10 minutes—and it performed poorly after transplantation.
From Scientific American
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