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Vitrified — Vit ri*fied, a. Converted into glass. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vitrified — semi·vitrified; un·vitrified; vitrified; … English syllables
Vitrified — Vitrify Vit ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitrifying}.] [F. vitrifier; L. vitrum glass + ficare to make. See {Vitreous}, { fy}.] To convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vitrified fort — is the name given to certain crude stone enclosures whose walls have been subjected in a greater or less degree to the action of fire [cite web |url=http://www.brigantesnation.com/VitrifiedForts/VitrifieedForts.htm |title=Vitrification of Hill… … Wikipedia
Vitrified clay pipe — (VCP) is pipe made from clay that has been subjected to vitrification, a process which fuses the clay particles to a very hard, inert, glass like state. VCP is commonly used in sewer gravity collection mains because of its reasonable price and… … Wikipedia
Vitrified Forts — (spr. Witrifei d Fohrts, Verglaste Burgen). In Schottland finden sich alte Burgen, deren Mauern aus Gneiß, Glimmerschiefer, Granit, Porphyr, Sandstein bestehen, deren äußere Oberflächen aber verglast u. die Steine, 1–2 Fuß tief, wie… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
vitrified fort — noun : ancient masonry remains apparently of defensive works found especially in Scotland, Ireland, France, and Germany and characterized by siliceous stones converted into a hard glassy material by the action of fire * * * vitrified fort noun A… … Useful english dictionary
vitrified — Synonyms and related words: backed, calcified, callous, calloused, case hardened, crusted, crusty, crystallized, fossilized, granulated, hardened, hornified, incrusted, indurate, indurated, lapidified, ossified, petrified, reinforced, rigidified … Moby Thesaurus
vitrified — vit·ri·fy || vɪtrɪfaɪ v. turn into glass … English contemporary dictionary
vitrified — Cultured tissue having leaves and sometimes stems with a glassy, transparent or wet and often swollen appearance. The process of vitrification is a general term for a variety of physiological disorders that lead to shoot tip and leaf necrosis.… … Glossary of Biotechnology
