GLASSIFY

Etymology

Verb

glassify (third-person singular simple present glassifies, present participle glassifying, simple past and past participle glassified)

(transitive) synonym of vitrify: to convert a silica-bearing material to a glasslike substance by applying heat.

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

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

Source: Wiktionary



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