vitrescence
English
Noun
vitrescence (uncountable)
- The quality of being vitreous or glassy.
- 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy
- Kärsten and Leske term it a zeolite; but its specific gravity and vitrescence forbid this denomination
- 1784, Richard Kirwan, Elements of Mineralogy
References
vitrescence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913