"vitrite" meaning in English

See vitrite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: vitrites [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vitrum (“glass”), + -ite. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|vitrum||glass}} Latin vitrum (“glass”), {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vitrite (countable and uncountable, plural vitrites)
  1. A kind of glass which is very hard and difficult to fuse, used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus. Wikipedia link: vitrite Tags: countable, uncountable

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