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 fusionintransitive 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