vitrifying
Meaning of vitrifying
verb, gerund or present participle
- 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
Words that rhyme with vitrifying
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