vitrification

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin *vitrificātio (“glassification”), from *vitrificāre (“to glassify”), from vitrum (“glass”) + -ificāre (“-ify”). Cf. French vitrification, Spanish vitrificación, Italian vitrificazione. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɪ.tɹɪ.fɪˌkeɪ.ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪtɹɪfɪkeɪʃən, -eɪʃən === Noun === vitrification (countable and uncountable, plural vitrifications) (usually uncountable) Turning to glass or glasslike material: the action or process of vitrifying a material: conversion into an amorphous solid free of any crystalline structure by addition or removal of heat or by mixture with an additive. (countable) An instance of such conversion. (countable) The result of such conversion: a vitrified substance or object. ==== Alternative forms ==== vitrifaction ==== Antonyms ==== crystallization ==== Hyponyms ==== glassification ==== Related terms ==== vitrify, vitrifacture, vitreous ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== petrification === References === “vitrification, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1920. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vi.tʁi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === vitrification f (plural vitrifications) vitrification ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “vitrification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012