vitrify (redirected from vitrifying)

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.

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[French vitrifier, from Medieval Latin vitrificre : Latin vitrum, glass + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

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vitri·fia·bili·ty n.

vitri·fia·ble adj.

vitri·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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. VT → vitrificar

B. VI → vitrificarse

vitrify

vt → zu Glas schmelzen, verglasen

vi → verglasen

vitrify [ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ] vt → vetrificare