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vitrify
vit·ri·fy
[
víttrə f
]
(
past and past participle
vit·ri·fied
,
present participle
vit·ri·fy·ing
,
3rd person present singular
vit·ri·fies
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
change into glass:
to become changed into glass, or change materials into glass
[
Late 16th century. < French
vitrifier
or directly < Latin
vitrum
"glass"
]
vit·ri·fi·a·bil·i·ty
[
vìttrə fī ə bíllətee
]
noun
vit·ri·fi·a·ble
[
víttrə f əb'l
]
adjective
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