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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.
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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
vitreous vit·re·ous (vĭt'rē-əs)
adj.
Of, relating to, resembling, or having the nature of glass; glassy.
Of or relating to the vitreous body.
The vitreous body.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
vitreous  (vĭt'rē-əs) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or resembling glass. |
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