to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance
Derived forms
vitrifiable (ˈvitriˌfiable)
adjective
vitrifiability (ˌvitriˌfiaˈbility)
noun
Word origin
C16: from French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum glass
Examples of 'vitrifies' in a sentence
vitrifies
When ice forms the remaining solution freeze concentrates and re-vitrifies.
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