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vitreosity

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vit⋅re⋅ous

  [vi-tree-uhs]
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–adjective
1. of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency, brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.: vitreous china.
2. of or pertaining to glass.
3. obtained from or containing glass.
Origin:
1640–50; < L vitreus, equiv. to vitr(um) glass + -eus -eous

Related forms:
vit⋅re⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
vit⋅re⋅ous⋅ness, vit⋅re⋅os⋅i⋅ty  [vi-tree-os-i-tee] , noun
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vit·re·ous   (vĭt'rē-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, resembling, or having the nature of glass; glassy.

  2. Obtained or made from glass.

  3. Of or relating to the vitreous humor.

n.  The vitreous humor.

[From Latin vitreus, from vitrum, glass.]
vit're·os'i·ty (-ŏs'ĭ-tē), vit're·ous·ness (-əs-nĭs) n.
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Word Origin & History

vitreous 
1646, from L. vitreus "of glass, glassy," from vitreum "glass," which perhaps was so called for its color (cf. vitrium "woad").
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2vitreous
Function: noun
: VITREOUS BODY
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Medical Dictionary

vitreous vit·re·ous (vĭt'rē-əs)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, resembling, or having the nature of glass; glassy.

  2. Of or relating to the vitreous body.

n.
The vitreous body.

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Science Dictionary
vitreous   (vĭt'rē-əs)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or resembling glass.
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