vitrescence

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Noun

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vitrescence (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being vitreous or glassy.
    • 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy:
      Kärsten and Leske term it a zeolite; but its specific gravity and vitrescence forbid this denomination

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“vitrescence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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