Vitreous

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vitreous

adj. of or like glass

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Vitreous

Vitreous may refer to:

Glass, an amorphous solid material
Materials, such as minerals or ceramics, that have gone through vitrification
Vitreous enamel, a coating on metal, glass or ceramic
Vitreous lustre, a glassy luster or sheen on a mineral surface
Vitreous humour, a clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina in vertebrate eyes
Vitreous membrane, a layer of collagen separating the vitreous humour from the rest of the eye

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vitreous

Adjective
1. of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye; "the vitreous chamber"
(pertainym) vitreous humor, vitreous humour, vitreous body
2. relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; "vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica"
(pertainym) glass
3. (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"
(synonym) glassy, vitrified
(similar) glazed, shiny
(classification) ceramics

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Vitreous

(a.)
Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity.

(a.)
Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks.

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vitreous

vitreous /'vitriəs/

tính từ
- (thuộc) thuỷ tinh; như thuỷ tinh
- (giải phẫu) thuỷ tinh
  - vitreous humour: dịch thuỷ tinh