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Look up: VITREOUS

  1. Vitreous
    Vitreous refers to a luster like that of glass. Quartz is an example.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  2. vitreous
    luster like that of the surfaces of broken glass.
    Found on http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/

  3. vitreous
    [adj] - of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye 2. [adj] - relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Vitreous
    The lustre of broken glass, as in quartz and many of the silicates.
    Found on http://www.quartznall.co.uk/glossery.htm

  5. Vitreous
    The thick gelatinous material that fills the back of the eye in front of the retina.
    Found on http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_condit

  6. Vitreous
    Vitreous: A clear, jelly-like substance that fills the middle of the eye. Also called the vitreous humor, 'humor' in medicine referring to a fluid (or semifluid) substance.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  7. Vitreous
    Vit're·ous adjective [ Latin vitreous , from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see Vision ). Confer Varnish .] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity. Vitreous body (Anat.) , the vitreous humor. S ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/31

  8. vitreous
    Glasslike or hyaline, often used alone to designate the vitreous body of the eye (corpus vitreum). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. vitreous
    adjective relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; `vitreous rocks`; `vitreous silica`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Vitreous
    `Vitreous` refers to a material in an amorphous, glassy state (in contrast to a crystalline state). In such a state, the constituent atoms do not exhibit the long-range order that is characteristic of crystals. However, they still exhibit short-range order -- the separation of atoms and/or the lengths of covalent bonds are very close to their typical equilibrium distances. The creation of a `vitreous` material by supercooling or by addition of ad...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitreous

  11. vitreous
    (vit´re-әs) glasslike or hyaline. vitreous body.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  12. Vitreous
    • (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. • (a.) Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. vitreous
    glasslike or hyaline; often used alone to designate the vitreous body of the eye (corpus vitreum (NA)).
    Found on http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/

  14. vitreous
    vitreous 1. Resembling glass. 2. Relating to, resembling, or having the nature of glass; glassy. 3. Obtained or made from glass. 4. Of or relating to the vitreous humor. 5. Glasslike or hyaline; often used alone to designate the vitreous body of the eye. The vitreous body refers to the transparent gel that fills the inner portion of the eyeball betwe...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  15. VITREOUS
    A surface material on some plumbing fixtures derived from or consisting of glass. It is low in porosity and is translucent.
    Found on http://www.tjader.com/glossary.html


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