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Webster 1913 Edition


Vitrescence

Vi-tres′cence

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Noun.
The quality or state of being vitreous; glassiness, or the quality of being vitrescent; capability of conversion into glass; susceptibility of being formed into glass.
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Webster 1828 Edition


Vitrescence

VITRES'CENCE

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Noun.
[from L. vitrum, glass.] Glassiness; or the quality of being capable of conversion into glass; susceptibility of being formed into glass.