Definitions for vitrification

vitrification vit·ri·fi·ca·tion

Spelling: [vi-truh-fi-key-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌvɪ trə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/

Vitrification is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 21 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 24 points.

You can make 587 anagrams from letters in vitrification (acfiiiinorttv).

Definitions for vitrification

noun

  1. act or process of vitrifying; state of being vitrified.
  2. something vitrified.

Origin of vitrification

First recorded in 1720-30; vitri(fy) + -fication

Examples for vitrification

As far as regards artists' colours, therefore, vitrification does not impart permanence.

We talk about stabilizing waste and vitrification and Yucca Mountain—20-, and 30-, and 40-year timelines.

Leonardo treats of oil painting, but the other is vitrification.

Slight traces of the vitrification are said to be still found.

All these form a most fusible mixture, and the silica present is only in such proportion as is necessary for vitrification.

The first pieces were uneven and the vitrification was incomplete.

The bus ride from the vitrification Plant back to tour headquarters was long.

vitrification or densification is due to the feldspar or fusible sand.

Was the vitrification of the walls accidental, or was it not rather intentional, as most of us now believe?

Basic compounds and fluxes cause a lowering of the melting-point and a shortening of the vitrification range.

Word Value for vitrification
Scrable

21

Words with friends

24

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