vit·ri·fy (v t r -f  )v. vit·ri·fied, vit·ri·fy·ing, vit·ri·fies v.tr. To change or make into glass or a glassy substance, especially through heat fusion. v.intr. To become vitreous. [French vitrifier, from Medieval Latin vitrific  re : Latin vitrum, glass + Latin -ficre, -fy.]vit ri·fia·bili·ty n.vit ri·fia·ble adj.vit ri·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n. |
vitrification [ˌvɪtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
n
1. (Chemistry) the process or act of vitrifying or the state of being vitrified
2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) something that is or has been vitrified
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| Noun | 1. | vitrification - a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified solid - matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure |
| 2. | vitrification - the process of becoming vitreous natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
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