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vitrescence

vitrescence noun: the quality of being vitreous or glassy.

Noun

vitrescence (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being vitreous or glassy.
    • Kärsten and Leske term it a zeolite; but its specific gravity and vitrescence forbid this denomination1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy

Questions about vitrescence

What does vitrescence mean?
Vitrescence means the quality of being vitreous or glassy.
What part of speech is vitrescence?
Vitrescence is a noun.

Words near vitrescence in the dictionary

  1. vitreous touch syndrome
  2. vitreouses
  3. vitreouslike
  4. vitreously
  5. vitreousness
  6. vitrescence
  7. vitrescency
  8. vitrescent
  9. vitrescible
  10. vitreum
  11. vitric

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