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Vitrescent

Vitrescent \Vi*tres"cent\, a. [See Vitreous.] Capable of being formed into glass; tending to become glass.

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vitrescent

a. 1 That can become glassy. 2 Characteristic of glass; vitreous.

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Toward the top the angle of ascent exceeded sixty degrees, and the vitrescent rock was sharp and smooth and sheer.