v. Simple past tense and past participle of vitrify.
adj. Converted into glass
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Converted into glass.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Converted into glass; hence, by extension, partially converted into glass, as having the exterior converted into a glaze, or having the substance hard aud glassy from exposure to heat: as, vitrified tiles.
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adj. (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it
Word Usage
"This is possible because the cells are not fixed with chemical reagents, but are vitrified - in other words they are frozen so fast that the water inside them does not have time to crystallise, and remains in solid state."