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English adjective: vitreous | |||
| 1. | vitreous of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye | ||
| Samples | The vitreous chamber. | ||
| 2. | vitreous relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass | ||
| Samples | Vitreous rocks. Vitreous silica. | ||
| 3. | vitreous (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it | ||
| Samples | Glazed pottery. Glassy porcelain. Hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures. | ||
| Synonyms | glassy, vitrified | ||
| Similar | glazed, shiny | ||
| Domain category | ceramics | ||
| Antonyms | unglazed | ||
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