vitreous

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vitreous Definition

• (a) of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye; "the vitreous chamber"
• (a) relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; "vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica"
• (s) (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"

vitreous Synonyms

• glassy
• vitreous
• vitrified