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   vitrification
         n 1: a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified
         2: the process of becoming vitreous

English Dictionary: vitrified by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vitrified
adj
  1. (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"
    Synonym(s): glassy, vitreous, vitrified
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vitrify
v
  1. change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
  2. undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitrifaction \Vit`ri*fac"tion\, n. [Cf. {Vitrification}.]
      The act, art, or process of vitrifying; also, the state of
      being vitrified.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitrifacture \Vit`ri*fac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. vitrum glass +
      facere, factum, to make.]
      The manufacture of glass and glassware.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitrifiable \Vit"ri*fi`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. vitrifiable.]
      Capable of being vitrified, or converted into glass by heat
      and fusion; as, flint and alkalies are vitrifiable.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitrificable \Vi*trif"i*ca*ble\, a.
      Vitrifiable. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitrificate \Vit"ri*fi*cate\, v. t.
      To convert into glass; to vitrify. [Obs.] --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitrification \Vit`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Vitrify}.]
      Same as {Vitrifaction}. --Sir T. Browne. Ure.

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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitriform \Vit"ri*form\, a. [L. vitrum glass + -form.]
      Having the form or appearance of glass; resembling glass;
      glasslike.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitrify \Vit"ri*fy\, v. t.
      To become glass; to be converted into glass.
  
               Chymists make vessels of animal substances, calcined,
               which will not vitrify in the fire.         --Arbuthnot.

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 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitruvian \Vi*tru"vi*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect.
  
      {Vitruvian scroll} (Arch.), a name given to a peculiar
            pattern of scrollwork, consisting of convolved
            undulations. It is used in classical architecture. --Oxf.
            Gloss.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vitruvian \Vi*tru"vi*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect.
  
      {Vitruvian scroll} (Arch.), a name given to a peculiar
            pattern of scrollwork, consisting of convolved
            undulations. It is used in classical architecture. --Oxf.
            Gloss.
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