vitrification

incontable

A noun referring to the process of converting a material into a glass-like, non-crystalline solid, or the resulting glassy substance.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el proceso de convertir un material en una sustancia vítrea, no cristalina, o el producto vítreo resultante.

1. The process of becoming vitreous C2 formal scientific

   The transformation of a material into a glass-like, non-crystalline solid by rapid cooling or chemical means.

   • Vitrification of nuclear waste is used to stabilize it for long-term storage.
   • The rapid cooling of lava can lead to the vitrification of certain minerals.
   • Scientists study the vitrification process to create new types of glass ceramics.

   🇪🇸Vitrificación

2. A vitrified substance C2 formal scientific

   The glassy result or product of being vitrified.

   • The ancient pottery showed signs of vitrification from the intense heat of the kiln.
   • The vitrification on the surface of the rock gave it a shiny, smooth appearance.
   • The sample was a perfect vitrification, with no visible crystals.

   🇪🇸Vitrificado

   Sinónimos: glassglaze

• vitrifications plural form
• vitrifications' possessive plural form
• vitrification's possessive singular form