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vitrify

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vitrification

Main Entry:: vit·ri·fy
Pronunciation:: \ˈvi-trə-ˌfī\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: vit·ri·fied; vit·ri·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

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\ˌvi-trə-ˈfī-ə-bəl\ adjective

— vit·ri·fi·ca·tion

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\ˌvi-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən\ noun

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