vitrification

/V IH1 T R IH0 F IH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    (usually uncountable) Turning to glass or glasslike material: the action or process of vitrifying a material: conversion into an amorphous solid free of any crystalline structure by addition or removal of heat or by mixture with an additive.

  2. 2

    (countable) The result of such conversion: a vitrified substance or object.

  3. 3

    (countable) An instance of such conversion.

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