vitreous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin vitreus 'glassy, transparent'.

[edit] Adjective

vitreous (comparative more vitreous, superlative most vitreous)

1. Of, or resembling glass; glassy
2. Of, or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye
3. (of ceramics) having a shiny nonporous surface
4. (chemistry) Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal

[edit] Derived terms

• vitreous humour / vitreous humor

[edit] Noun

vitreous (uncountable)

1. (by elision) The vitreous humor.