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vitreouslike

vitreouslike adjective: apparently vitreous; having a vitreous aspect.

Adjective

vitreouslike (comparative more vitreouslike, superlative most vitreouslike)

  1. Apparently vitreous; having a vitreous aspect.
    • A very hard, vitreouslike substance, composed of hexagonal prisms, with a common direction at right angles to the dentoenamel junction or line marking the union of the enamel and dentin.1917, Hospital Corps Quarterly, volumes 3-11, page 7
    • However, if the hydroxide was allowed to dry at room temperature, it was reduced to approximately one-third of its original solid volume, forming a very hard, vitreouslike material.1954, Franklin John Van Antwerpen, Nuclear Engineering, Part II, page 71

Forms of vitreouslike

comparativemore vitreouslike
superlativemost vitreouslike

Origin of vitreouslike

From vitreous + -like.

Questions about vitreouslike

What does vitreouslike mean?
Vitreouslike means apparently vitreous; having a vitreous aspect.
What part of speech is vitreouslike?
Vitreouslike is an adjective.

Words near vitreouslike in the dictionary

  1. vitreous humours
  2. vitreous jellies
  3. vitreous jelly
  4. vitreous touch syndrome
  5. vitreouses
  6. vitreouslike
  7. vitreously
  8. vitreousness
  9. vitrescence
  10. vitrescency
  11. vitrescent

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