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Vitrification

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A process of converting a material into a glass-like amorphous solid which is free of any crystalline structure, either by the quick removal or addition of heat, or by mixing with an additive.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Same as vitrifaction.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Conversion into glass, or in general into a material having a glassy or vitreous structure.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified

n. the process of becoming vitreous

Word Usage

"The process is called vitrification, a ten-dollar word that basically means scientists have figured out a way to eliminate that nasty ice damage that scrunches your cells when they’re frozen."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

solid natural process action activity natural action

Variant

vitrifaction

Same Context

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