vitrifies
Turns to glass
Vitrifies means turns into glass or a glassy substance, usually through intense heat.
The term appears in ceramics and geology:ite glazes vitrify in the kiln},iteiteiteite when volcanic rock melts and cools rapidly}.
Figuratively, something vitrifies when it becomes hard, brittle, or frozen in place: His expression vitrified into cold disdain.
Crafting molten silica by inflation
- furnaceEnclosed heat-producing structure
- moltenLiquefied by extreme heat
- fusingJoining by melting
- silicaSilicon dioxide compound
cullet · annealing · blowpipe · batch · frit · borosilicate · soda-lime · obsidian
Act of changing states
- transmutationComplete change of form
- fusionJoining into unity
- solidificationTransition to firm state
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
petrification · metamorphosis · hardening · densification · sintering · coalescence · bonding · fusing
Thin lustrous coating
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- firingTerminating employment
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
earthenware · bisque · sintering · clay · pottery · crockery · enamel · flux
Smooth and shiny
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- glossySmooth and shiny
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
shiny · crystalline · transparent · reflective · gleaming · sleek · polished · sheen
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- meltingSolid-to-liquid transition
- torchHandheld burning light source
molten · incandescent · thermal · forge · smelting · combustion · blazing · scorching
glassblowing
Crafting molten silica by inflation
silica · cullet · annealing · blowpipe · batch · frit · borosilicate · soda-lime · obsidian · slag
conversion
Act of changing states
- transmutationComplete change of form
- fusionJoining into unity
- solidificationTransition to firm state
crystallization · petrification · metamorphosis · hardening · densification · sintering · coalescence · bonding · fusing · change
glaze
Thin lustrous coating
stoneware · earthenware · bisque · sintering · clay · pottery · crockery · enamel · flux · silica
glassy
Smooth and shiny
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- glossySmooth and shiny
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
smooth · shiny · crystalline · transparent · reflective · gleaming · sleek · polished · sheen · brilliant
furnace
Enclosed heat-producing structure
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- meltingSolid-to-liquid transition
torch · molten · incandescent · thermal · forge · smelting · combustion · blazing · scorching · firing
vitrifiesmelts
Changes to liquid state
liquefies · crystallizes · softens · recrystallizes · dissolves
vitrifiescrumbles
Breaks into fragments
disintegrates · decomposes · pulverizes · shatters · erodes