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vitrescent

[vi-tres-uh nt]
adjective
  1. becoming glass.
  2. tending to become glass.
  3. capable of being formed into glass.
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Origin of vitrescent

1750–60; < Latin vitr(um) glass + -escent
Related formsvi·tres·cence, nounun·vi·tres·cent, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for vitrescent

vitrescent

adjective
  1. tending to turn into glass
  2. capable of being transformed into glass
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