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vitrified
玻璃化的
Vit·ri·fied a. Converted into glass.
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Vit·ri·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vitrified p. pr. & vb. n. Vitrifying ] To convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion.
vitrified
adj : (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" [syn: glassy, vitreous]
vitrify
v 1: change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
2: undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like
[also: vitrified]