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vitreous
('v/I/tr/i//@/s )

adjective (a)

  • of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye(adj.pert)
    Example:
    The vitreous chamber.
    source: wordnet30
  • relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass(adj.pert)
    Example:
    Vitreous rocks.
    Vitreous silica.
    source: wordnet30
  • Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it(adj.all)
    Example:
    Hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures.
    Synonym:
    glassy, vitrified
    source: wordnet30
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