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glassifying

glassifying is the present participle and gerund of glassify.

Meaning of glassify

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.

Questions about glassifying

What is glassifying the present participle and gerund of?
Glassifying is the present participle and gerund of glassify.

Words near glassifying in the dictionary

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

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