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vitreous

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  • IPA /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əs/

Noun

vitreous noun

  1. (by elision) The vitreous humor.

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vitreous adjective

  1. Of or resembling glass; glassy.
  2. Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.
  3. (of ceramics) Having a shiny nonporous surface.
  4. Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal.

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