vitrescent

English

Etymology

From Latin vitrum +‎ -escent.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

vitrescent (comparative more vitrescent, superlative most vitrescent)

1. Becoming glass; glassy, vitreous.
   • 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 14:

     “You from deep cauldrons and unmeasured caves / Blow flaming airs, or pour vitrescent waves […] .”