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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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