vitrescentadj.

Brit.

/vɪˈtrɛsnt/, U.S.

/vəˈtrɛsənt/

Etymology: < Latin vitrum glass + -escent suffix. Compare Italian vitrescente.

Tending to become glass; susceptible of being turned into glass; glassy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to vitrification

vitrificate1471

vitrified1646

vitrifying1674

vitrescent1756

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > converted into glass > able to be

vitrifiable1646

vitrescible1755

vitrescent1756

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. i. 48 They seem to be formed chiefly of the vitrescent fluor, debased by a less agitated or divided clay.

1768 Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 440 The stone is of an extreme hardness, and almost a petrifaction..of many different stones, but all vitrescent.

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 262 The nitre and tartar are..rendered still more vitrescent by the borax.

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 756 Iron ores..require calcareous additions, and the copper ores, rather slags or vitrescent stones, than calcareous earth.

1855 F. B. Palliser tr. J. Labarte Handbk. Arts Middle Ages & Renaissance viii. 289 A vitrescent coating.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vitrescent
释义	vitrescentadj. Brit. /vɪˈtrɛsnt/, U.S. /vəˈtrɛsənt/ Etymology: < Latin vitrum glass + -escent suffix. Compare Italian vitrescente. Tending to become glass; susceptible of being turned into glass; glassy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical reactions or processes > [adjective] > of or relating to named chemical reactions or processes > of or relating to vitrification vitrificate1471 vitrified1646 vitrifying1674 vitrescent1756 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > converted into glass > able to be vitrifiable1646 vitrescible1755 vitrescent1756 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. i. 48 They seem to be formed chiefly of the vitrescent fluor, debased by a less agitated or divided clay. 1768 Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 440 The stone is of an extreme hardness, and almost a petrifaction..of many different stones, but all vitrescent. 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 262 The nitre and tartar are..rendered still more vitrescent by the borax. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 756 Iron ores..require calcareous additions, and the copper ores, rather slags or vitrescent stones, than calcareous earth. 1855 F. B. Palliser tr. J. Labarte Handbk. Arts Middle Ages & Renaissance viii. 289 A vitrescent coating. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1756
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