vit´re|ous|ness

vit´re|ous|ness
vit|re|ous «VIHT ree uhs», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or like glass; resembling glass, as in brittleness, composition, or luster; glassy: »

vitreous china.

2. having to do with glass: »

earthenware with a vitreous coating.

3. made from glass: »

vitreous tableware.

4. having to do with the vitreous humor.
–n.
= vitreous humor. (Cf.vitreous humor)
[< Latin vitreus (with English -ous) of glass, glassy < vitrum glass]
vit´re|ous|ly, adverb.
vit´re|ous|ness, noun.

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  • vit´re|ous|ly — vit|re|ous «VIHT ree uhs», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or like glass; resembling glass, as in brittleness, composition, or luster; glassy: »vitreous china. 2. having to do with glass: »earthenware with a vitreous coating. 3. made from glass:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vit|re|ous — «VIHT ree uhs», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or like glass; resembling glass, as in brittleness, composition, or luster; glassy: »vitreous china. 2. having to do with glass: »earthenware with a vitreous coating. 3. made from glass: »vitreous… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • vit — af·fi·da·vit; aq·ua·vit; cog·no·vit; da·vit; dev·as·ta·vit; in·di·ca·vit; in·vit·er; le·vit·i·cal; mus·co·vit·iza·tion; mus·co·vit·ize; sig·nif·i·ca·vit; sup·pli·ca·vit; un·vit·ri·fi·a·ble; vit; vit·i·lig·i·nous; vit·i·li·go; vit·i·li·goid;… …   English syllables

  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

  • vitreousness — vit·re·ous·ness …   English syllables

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

  • Vitreousness — Vit re*ous*ness, n. The quality or state of being vitreous. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

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