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vitrescent
[ vi-tres-uhnt ]
/ vɪˈtrɛs ənt /
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adjective
becoming glass.
tending to become glass.
capable of being formed into glass.
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Origin of vitrescent
OTHER WORDS FROM vitrescent
vi·tres·cence, nounun·vi·tres·cent, adjectiveWords nearby vitrescent
vitreous humor, vitreous humour, vitreous membrane, vitreous silica, vitrescence, vitrescent, vitrescible, vitreum, vitri-, vitric, vitrics
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British Dictionary definitions for vitrescent
vitrescent
/ (vɪˈtrɛsənt) /
adjective
tending to turn into glass
capable of being transformed into glass
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