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vitrified |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vitrified \Vit"ri*fied\, a. Converted into glass. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vitrify \Vit"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitrified}; p. pr & vb n. {Vitrifying}.] [F. vitrifier; L. vitrum glass + -ficare to make See {Vitreous}, {-fy}.] To convert into or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vitrified adj : (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures" [syn: {glassy}, {vitreous}]
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