vitrescent
[ vi-tres-uh nt ]
/ vɪˈtrɛs ənt /
adjective
becoming glass.
tending to become glass.
capable of being formed into glass.
Origin of vitrescent
1750–60; < Latin
vitr(um) glass +
-escent
OTHER WORDS FROM vitrescent
vi·tres·cence, noun un·vi·tres·cent, adjectiveWords nearby vitrescent
vitreous humor,
vitreous humour,
vitreous membrane,
vitreous silica,
vitrescence,
vitrescent,
vitrescible,
vitreum,
vitri-,
vitric,
vitrics
British Dictionary definitions for vitrescence (1 of 2)
vitrescence
/ (vɪˈtrɛsəns) /
noun
the quality or condition of being or becoming vitreous
the process of producing a glass or turning a crystalline material into glass
British Dictionary definitions for vitrescence (2 of 2)
vitrescent
/ (vɪˈtrɛsənt) /
adjective
tending to turn into glass
capable of being transformed into glass