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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glassify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glas-si-fy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.

Transitive verb

verb

To the convert sand or soil of (a particular geographic area) to a glasslike state using the heat from a thermonuclear detonation.

Transitive verb

verb

To convert (radioactive waste) into a glasslike substance for long-term storage.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From glass + -ify.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

glassifies (present, singular) glassifying (participle, present) glassified (participle, past) glassified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

glassification

Synonyms

vitrify

Questions

What does glassify mean?
Synonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.
Where does glassify come from?
From glass + -ify.

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