VITRIFICATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vitrification mean? 

• VITRIFICATION (noun)
  The noun VITRIFICATION has 2 senses:

1. a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified

2. the process of becoming vitreous

  Familiarity information: VITRIFICATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VITRIFICATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("vitrification" is a kind of...):

solid (matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure)

Derivation:

vitrify (change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The process of becoming vitreous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("vitrification" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Derivation:

vitrify (undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like)