vitrifying

Meaning of vitrifying

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. convert (something) into glass or a glasslike substance, typically by exposure to heat.
    the option of vitrifying nuclear waste presents problems
    glazes and paintings on pottery are vitrified by firing in the furnace
    the use of vitrified clay pipes inside buildings is prohibited

late Middle English: from French vitrifier or based on Latin vitrum ‘glass’.

Information about vitrifying

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of vitrifying

vit-ri-fy-ing

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 10 chars.
  • vitrifying is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

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