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vitrify

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vit·ri·fy /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪ/ verb (vitrified, vitrifying, vitrifies) [intransitive, transitive]  technicalTIG if a substance vitrifies or is vitrified, it changes into glass (使)成玻璃,(使)玻璃化vitrification /ˌvɪtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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vit·ri·fy verbChineseSyllable
if is or vitrified, a substance vitrifies Corpus it


vitrify
vitrify /ˈvɪtrəfaɪ, ˈvɪtrɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle vitrified, present participle vitrifying, third person singular vitrifies) [intransitive and transitive]
technical if a substance vitrifies or is vitrified, it changes into glass
—vitrification /ˌvɪtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]


vit·rifyBrE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they vitrify BrE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it vitrifies BrE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪz/ 🔊past simple vitrified BrE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪd/ 🔊past participle vitrified BrE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪd/ 🔊 -ing form vitrifying BrE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈvɪtrɪfaɪɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (specialist) to change or make sth change into glass, or a substance like glass 使成玻璃(状物质);使玻璃化 vit·ri·fi·ca·tion BrE /ˌvɪtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌvɪtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]