glassify

== English == === Etymology === From glass +‎ -ify. === Verb === glassify (third-person singular simple present glassifies, present participle glassifying, simple past and past participle glassified) (transitive) Synonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat. (transitive) To the convert sand or soil of (a particular geographic area) to a glasslike state using the heat from a thermonuclear detonation. (transitive) To convert (radioactive waste) into a glasslike substance for long-term storage. ==== Related terms ==== glassification