- vitrify vit·ri·fy vt
- ['vɪtrɪˌfaɪ]
vetrificare
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Vitrify — Vit ri*fy, v. t. To become glass; to be converted into glass. [1913 Webster] Chymists make vessels of animal substances, calcined, which will not vitrify in the fire. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vitrify — vit|ri|fy [ˈvıtrıfaı] v past tense and past participle vitrified present participle vitrifying third person singular vitrifies [I and T] technical if a substance vitrifies or is vitrified, it changes into glass n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
vitrify — vit|ri|fy [ vıtrı,faı ] verb intransitive or transitive TECHNICAL to change a substance into glass, or to become glass … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vitrify — vit·ri·fy … English syllables
vitrify — vit•ri•fy [[t]ˈvɪ trəˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. v. i. fied, fy•ing 1) to convert or be converted into glass 2) to make or become vitreous • Etymology: 1585–95; < MF vitrifier … From formal English to slang
Vitrified — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vitrifying — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vitrificate — Vit ri*fi*cate, v. t. To convert into glass; to vitrify. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vitrification — Vit ri*fi*ca tion, n. [See {Vitrify}.] Same as {Vitrifaction}. Sir T. Browne. Ure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unvitrifiable — |ən|vit.rə|fīəbəl adjective Etymology: un (I) + vitrify + able : incapable of being vitrified … Useful english dictionary
