vitrification

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Synonyms: nitrification, verification, vilification, petrification, vivification, vinification, varification, metrification, devitrification, lithification, vitrifaction

Antonyms: nitrification, verification, vilification, petrification, vivification, vinification, varification, metrification, devitrification, lithification, vitrifaction

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|usually|_|uncountable}} [[turn to|Turning to]] [[glass]] or [[glasslike]] material: the [[action]] or [[process]] of [[vitrify]]ing a [[material]]: [[conversion]] into an [[amorphous]] [[solid]] [[free]] of any [[crystalline]] [[structure]] by [[addition]] or [[removal]] of [[heat]] or by [[mixture]] with an [[additive]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} An [[instance]] of [[such]] [[conversion]].
3. {{lb|en|countable}} The [[result]] of [[such]] [[conversion]]: a [[vitrified]] [[substance]] or [[object]].

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