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vit⋅ri⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion

[vi-truh-fi-key-shuhn]
–noun
1. act or process of vitrifying; state of being vitrified.
2. something vitrified.
Also, vit⋅ri⋅fac⋅tion [vi-truh-fak-shuhn] .


Origin:
1720–30; vitri(fy) + -fication
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vitrification vit·ri·fi·ca·tion (vĭt'rə-fĭ-kā'shən)
n.
The process of using heat and fusion to convert dental porcelain to a glassy substance.

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