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vitrify

verb

vit·​ri·​fy ˈvi-trə-ˌfī How to pronounce vitrify (audio)
vitrified; vitrifying

transitive verb

: to convert into glass or a glassy substance by heat and fusion
vitrifiable adjective
vitrification noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In one case, researchers said the heat was enough to vitrify the brain of a body in Herculaneum, turning it into a hard glasslike substance, as the temperature reached 968 degrees Fahrenheit. Katrina Lau, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2021 Nearby scraps of burned wood suggest temperatures could have reached as high as 998 degrees Fahrenheit—certainly hot enough to vitrify soft tissue, National Geographic reports. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 24 Jan. 2020 Other researchers have identified some glassy black material found in Herculaneum as the brain matter of one of the victims, vitrified by the eruption’s pyroclastic flow—burning clouds of gas and ash. Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2020 Once vitrified, the glass moves to an on-site disposal facility. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 10 Dec. 2019 Another team’s results in the New England Journal of Medicine made the claim that the pyroclastic flow’s heat vitrified the brain of at least one victim, transforming it into glass that was preserved for centuries. Jennifer Pinkowski, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2020 But this particular victim's brain matter had been vitrified, i.e., fused into glass. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2020 No other vitrified brain remains were found at Herculaneum, Petrone added. NBC News, 22 Jan. 2020 The overall effort involves more than just a facility turning radioactive waste into vitrified glass. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 10 Dec. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French vitrifier, from Latin vitrum glass

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of vitrify was in 1594

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