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Definition of vitrify verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

vitrify

verb

NAmE//ˈvɪtrəˌfaɪ//

[intransitive, transitive] vitrify (something) (technology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they vitrify

he / she / it vitrifies

past simple vitrified

-ing form vitrifying

to change or make something change into glass, or a substance like glass

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vitrification

NAmE//ˌvɪtrəfəˈkeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See vitrify in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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