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VITRIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified
Classified under:
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)
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