Vitiligo Vit`i·li"go noun [ Latin , a kind of tetter, from
vitium blemish, vice.]
(Medicine) A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.
Vitilitigate Vit`i·lit"i·gate intransitive verb [ Latin
vitilitigare to quarrel disgracefully;
vitium vice +
litigare to quarrel.]
To contend in law litigiously or cavilously. [ Obsolete]
Vitilitigation Vit`i·lit`i·ga"tion noun Cavilous litigation; cavillation. [ Obsolete]
Hudibras.
Vitiosity Vi`ti·os"i·ty noun [ Latin
vitiositas . See
Vicious .]
Viciousness; depravity. The perverseness and vitiosity of man's will.
South.
Vitious Vi"tious adjective ,
Vi"tious*ly adverb ,
Vi"tious*ness noun See Vicious , Viciously , Viciousness .
Vitis Vi"tis noun [ Latin , a vine.]
(Botany) A genus of plants including all true grapevines.
Vitoe Vi"to·e adjective (Zoology) See Durukuli .
Vitrage Vit"rage noun [ French, prop., glazing, glass window.]
A curtain of light and translucent material intended to be secured directly to the woodwork of a French casement window or a glazed door.
Vitre-o-electic Vit`re-o-e·lec"tic adjective [ See
Vitreous , and
Electric .]
(Physics) Containing or exhibiting positive, or vitreous, electricity.
Vitrella Vi·trel"la noun [ New Latin , dim. of Latin
vitrum glass.]
(Zoology) One of the transparent lenslike cells in the ocelli of certain arthropods.
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. See the Note under Eye . --
Vitreous electricity (Electricity) ,
the kind of electricity excited by rubbing glass with certain substances, as silk; positive electricity; -- opposed to resinous , or negative , electricity. --
Vitreous humor .
(Anat.) See the Note under Eye . --
Vitreous sponge (Zoology) ,
any one of numerous species of siliceous sponges having, often fibrous, glassy spicules which are normally six-rayed; a hexactinellid sponge. See Venus's basket , under Venus .
Vitreousness Vit"re·ous·ness noun The quality or state of being vitreous.
Vitrescence Vi·tres"cence noun The quality or state of being vitreous; glassiness, or the quality of being vitrescent; capability of conversion into glass; susceptibility of being formed into glass. Kirwan.
Vitrescent Vi·tres"cent adjective [ See
Vitreous .]
Capable of being formed into glass; tending to become glass.
Vitrescible Vi·tres"ci·ble adjective [ Confer French
vitrescible .]
That may be vitrified; vitrifiable.
Vitric Vit"ric adjective [ Latin
vitrum glass.]
Having the nature and qualities of glass; glasslike; -- distinguished from ceramic .
Vitrics Vit"rics noun [ See
Vitric .]
1. The art or study of the manufacture and decoration of glassware. 2. plural Articles of glassware, glassware in general.
Vitrifaction Vit`ri·fac"tion noun [ Confer
Vitrification .]
The act, art, or process of vitrifying; also, the state of being vitrified.
Vitrifacture Vit`ri·fac"ture noun [ Latin
vitrum glass +
facere ,
factum , to make.]
The manufacture of glass and glassware.
Vitrifiable Vit"ri·fi`a·ble adjective [ Confer French
vitrifiable .]
Capable of being vitrified, or converted into glass by heat and fusion; as, flint and alkalies are vitrifiable .
Vitrificable Vi·trif"i·ca·ble adjective Vitrifiable. [ Obsolete]
Vitrificate Vit"ri·fi·cate transitive verb To convert into glass; to vitrify. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Vitrification Vit`ri·fi·ca"tion noun [ See
Vitrify .]
Same as Vitrifaction . Sir T. Browne. Ure.
Vitrified Vit"ri·fied adjective Converted into glass.
Vitriform Vit"ri·form adjective [ Latin
vitrum glass +
-form .]
Having the form or appearance of glass; resembling glass; glasslike.
Vitrify Vit"ri·fy transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Vitrified ;
present participle & verbal noun Vitrifying .] [ French
vitrifier ; Latin
vitrum glass +
- ficare to make. See
Vitreous ,
-fy .]
To convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion.
Vitrify Vit"ri·fy transitive verb To become glass; to be converted into glass. Chymists make vessels of animal substances, calcined, which will not vitrify in the fire.
Arbuthnot.
Vitrina Vi·tri"na noun [ New Latin , from Latin
vitrum glass.]
(Zoology) A genus of terrestrial gastropods, having transparent, very thin, and delicate shells, -- whence the name.
Vitrine Vit"rine noun [ French]
A glass show case for displaying fine wares, specimens, etc.
Vitriol Vit"ri·ol noun [ French
vitriol ; confer Pr.
vitriol ,
vetriol , Spanish & Portuguese
vitriolo , Italian
vitriuolo ; from Latin
vitreolus of glass,
vitreus vitreous. See
Vitreous .]
(Chemistry) (a) A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster. (b) Sulphuric acid; -- called also oil of vitriol . So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See Sulphuric acid , under Sulphuric . [ Colloq.]
Blue vitriol .
See under Blue . --
Green vitriol ,
ferrous sulphate; copperas. See under Green . --
Oil of vitriol ,
sulphuric or vitriolic acid; -- popularly so called because it has the consistency of oil. --
Red vitriol ,
a native sulphate of cobalt. --
Vitriol of Mars ,
ferric sulphate, a white crystalline substance which dissolves in water, forming a red solution. --
White vitriol ,
zinc sulphate, a white crystalline substance used in medicine and in dyeing. It is usually obtained by dissolving zinc in sulphuric acid, or by roasting and oxidizing certain zinc ores. Formerly called also vitriol of zinc .
Vitriol Vit"ri·ol transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle -oled or
-olled ;
present participle & verbal noun -oling or
-olling .] [ From
Vitriol ,
noun ]
1. (Metal.) To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle. 2. To vitriolize. [ Colloq.]
Vitriolate Vit"ri·o·late transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Vitriolated ;
present participle & verbal noun Vitriolating .]
(Old Chem.) (a) To convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into sulphuric acid or a sulphate. (b) To subject to the action of, or impregnate with, vitriol.
Vitriolate Vit"ri·o·late adjective Vitriolated. [ R.]
Vitriolate Vit"ri·o·late noun (Old Chem.) A sulphate.
Vitriolated Vit"ri·o·la`ted adjective (Old Chem.) Changed into a vitriol or a sulphate, or subjected to the action of sulphuric acid or of a sulphate; as, vitriolated potash, i. e. , potassium sulphate.
Vitriolation Vit`ri·o·la"tion noun (Old Chem.) The act, process, or result of vitriolating.
Vitriolic Vit`ri·ol"ic adjective [ Confer French
vitriolique .]
(Chemistry) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Confer Vitriol . Vitriolic acid (Old Chem.) ,
(a) sulphuric acid. See Vitriol (b) . [ Colloq.]
Vitriolizable Vit"ri·ol·i`za·ble adjective Capable of being converted into a vitriol.
Vitriolization Vit`ri·ol·i·za"tion noun [ Confer French
vitriolisation .]
(Old Chem.) The act of vitriolizing, or the state of being vitriolized; vitriolation.
Vitriolize Vit"ri·ol·ize transitive verb [ Confer French
vitrioliser .]
To convert into a vitriol; to vitriolate.
Vitriolize Vit"ri·ol·ize transitive verb To injure (a person) with vitriol, or sulphuric acid, as by throwing it upon the face.
Vitriolous Vi·tri"o·lous adjective See Vitriolic . [ Obsolete]
Vitrite Vit"rite noun [ Latin
vitrum glass.]
A kind of glass which is very hard and difficult to fuse, used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus.
Vitro-di-trina Vit"ro-di-tri"na noun [ Italian
vetro di trina glass of lace.]
A kind of Venetian glass or glassware in which white threads are embedded in transparent glass with a lacelike or netlike effect.
Vitruvian Vi·tru"vi·an adjective Of or pertaining to Vitruvius , an ancient Roman architect. Vitruvian scroll (Architecture) ,
a name given to a peculiar pattern of scrollwork, consisting of convolved undulations. It is used in classical architecture. Oxf. Gloss.
Vitta Vit"ta noun ;
plural Vittæ . [ Latin
vitta ribbon, fillet.]
1. (Botany) One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous plants. 2. (Zoology) A band, or stripe, of color.
Vittate Vit"tate adjective [ Latin
vittatus bound with a fillet, from
vitta fillet.]
1. (Botany) Bearing or containing vittæ. 2. Striped longitudinally.
Vituline Vit"u·line adjective [ Latin
vitulinus , from
vitulus a calf. See
Veal .]
Of or pertaining to a calf or veal.
Vituperable Vi·tu"per·a·ble adjective [ Latin
vituperabilis : confer French
vitupérable .]
Liable to, or deserving, vituperation, or severe censure.
Vituperate Vi·tu"per·ate transitive verb [ Latin
vituperatus , past participle of
vituperare to blame, vituperate;
vitium a fault +
parare to prepare. See
Vice a fault, and
Pare ,
transitive verb ]
To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate.
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