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vitrescent definition

vi·tres·cent (vi tres′ənt)

adjective

  1. that can be formed into glass
  2. becoming, or tending to become, glass

Etymology: < L vitrum, glass + -escent

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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