vitrify

[ vi-truh-fahy ]

verb (used with or without object)

, vit·ri·fied, vit·ri·fy·ing.

1. to convert or be converted into glass.
2. to make or become vitreous.

vitrify

/ ˈvɪtrɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to convert or be converted into glass or a glassy substance

Derived Forms

• ˈvitriˌfiable, adjective
• ˌvitriˌfiaˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• vitri·fia·bili·ty noun
• vitri·fia·ble adjective
• non·vitri·fied adjective
• un·vitri·fia·ble adjective
• un·vitri·fied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitrify¹

1585–95; vitri- + -fy; compare French vitrifier

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitrify¹

C16: from French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum glass

Example Sentences

The plant will vitrify much of the 56 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous chemical waste in underground tanks, some filled with waste as early as the 1940s.

From Seattle Times

Last October, the first of two melters used to actually vitrify the waste became active, with the second melter scheduled to launch this spring.

From Seattle Times

Only one previous study successfully rewarmed and transplanted a vitrified organ in any animal, and the rabbit kidney in question had been vitrified for roughly 10 minutes—and it performed poorly after transplantation.

From Scientific American

Initially, the vitrification plant will glassify the least radioactive waste in the tanks, with plans still being made to vitrify the high-level radioactive tank waste.

From Seattle Times

Finding ways to warm vitrified tissue quickly and evenly has been the focus of Bischof’s lab.

From Science Magazine

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