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Definition of: vitreous
(vit′rē·əs) adjective
1. Pertaining to glass; glassy.
2. Obtained from glass.
3. Resembling glass in some property or properties; vitriform.
4. Pertaining to the vitreous humor. [<L vitreus <vitrum glass]
—vit′re·os′i·ty (-os′ə·tē), vit′re·ous·ness noun
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