vitrifying

Variant of vitrify

vitrify definition

vit·rify (vi′trə fī′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb vitrified -·fied′, vitrifying -·fy′·ing

to change into glass or a glasslike substance by fusion due to heat; make or become vitreous

Etymology: Fr vitrifier < L vitrum, glass + Fr -fier, -fy

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