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glassify

glassify verb: synonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.

Verb

glassify (third-person singular simple present glassifies, present participle glassifying, simple past and past participle glassified)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.
    Synonyms:
    vitrify
  2. (transitive) To the convert sand or soil of (a particular geographic area) to a glasslike state using the heat from a thermonuclear detonation.
  3. (transitive) To convert (radioactive waste) into a glasslike substance for long-term storage.

Synonyms of glassify

Forms of glassify

third-person singular presentglassifies
present participleglassifying
past participleglassified
pastglassified

Origin of glassify

From glass + -ify.

Questions about glassify

What does glassify mean?
Glassify means synonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.
What part of speech is glassify?
Glassify is a verb.
What is the past tense of glassify?
The past tense of glassify is glassified.

Words near glassify in the dictionary

  1. glassies
  2. glassiest
  3. glassification
  4. glassified
  5. glassifies
  6. glassify
  7. glassifying
  8. glassily
  9. glassine
  10. glassines
  11. glassiness

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