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vitrify

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vit·ri·fy  (vtr-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 vitrificre : Latin vitrum, glass + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

vitri·fia·bili·ty n.
vitri·fia·ble adj.
vitri·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

vitrify [ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ]
vb -fies, -fying, -fied
(Chemistry) to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance
[from French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum glass]
vitrifiable  adj
vitrifiability  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.vitrify - change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2.vitrify - undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
Translations
vitrify [ˈvɪtrɪfaɪ]
A. VTvitrificar
B. VIvitrificarse
vitrify
viverglasen
vitrify [ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ] vtvetrificare


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In its March 1994 report "Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium," the committee recommends two options: Reuse plutonium as fuel in existing or modified nuclear reactors, or vitrify the material, making reuse extremely difficult.
Scientists have yet to successfully vitrify biological samples that couldn't already be cryopreserved by conventional means.
The largest organ he has so far been able to vitrify has been a rabbit kidney.
 
 
 
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