VITRIFY


Meaning of VITRIFY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvi-trə-ˌfī ]

verb

( -fied ; -fy·ing )

Etymology: Middle French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum glass

Date: 1594

transitive verb

: to convert into glass or a glassy substance by heat and fusion

intransitive verb

: to become vitrified

• vit·ri·fi·able ˌvi-trə-ˈfī-ə-bəl adjective

• vit·ri·fi·ca·tion ˌvi-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun

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