vitreosity


vit·re·ous

V0129000 (vĭt′rē-əs)adj.1. Of, relating to, resembling, or having the nature of glass; glassy.2. Obtained or made from glass.3. Of or relating to the vitreous humor.n. The vitreous humor.
[From Latin vitreus, from vitrum, glass.]
vit′re·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē), vit′re·ous·ness (-əs-nĭs) n.

vitreosity

a state or quality resembling that of glass, as in hardness, brittleness, transparency, glossiness, etc. — vitreous, adj.See also: Materials, Properties of