vitrify

[ vi-truh-fahy ]
/ ˈvɪ trəˌfaɪ /

verb (used with or without object), vit·ri·fied, vit·ri·fy·ing.

to convert or be converted into glass.
to make or become vitreous.

Origin of vitrify

1585–95; vitri- + -fy; compare French vitrifier

OTHER WORDS FROM vitrify

Words nearby vitrify

vitri-, vitric, vitrics, vitrification, vitriform, vitrify, vitrine, vitriol, vitriolic, vitriolize, vitrum

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British Dictionary definitions for vitrifiable

vitrify
/ (ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance

Derived forms of vitrify

vitrifiable, adjective vitrifiability, noun

Word Origin for vitrify

C16: from French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum glass