glassify

English

Etymology

From glass +‎ -ify

Verb

glassify (third-person singular simple present glassifies, present participle glassifying, simple past and past participle glassified)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.
  2. (transitive) To the convert sand or soil of (a particular geographic area) to a glasslike state using the heat from a thermonuclear detonation.
  3. (transitive) To convert (radioactive waste) into a glasslike substance for long-term storage.
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