vitrified

vit·ri·fy

V0129400 (vĭt′rə-fī′)v. vit·ri·fied, vit·ri·fy·ing, vit·ri·fies v.tr. To change or make into glass or a glassy substance, especially through heat fusion.v.intr. To become vitreous.

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[French vitrifier, from Medieval Latin vitrificāre : Latin vitrum, glass + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

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vit′ri·fi′a·bil′i·ty n.vit′ri·fi′a·ble adj.vit′ri·fi·ca′tion (-fĭ-kā′shən) n.

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vitrified - (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"glassy, vitreousceramics - the art of making and decorating potteryshiny, glazed - having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"