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vitreous

The correct spelling is vitreous.

How to pronounce vitreous

noun

IPA: /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əs/

Say it like: Vit-reo-ws

The correct spelling is vitreous. (by elision) The vitreous humor.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.(by elision) The vitreous humor.

adjective

  1. 1.Of or resembling glass; glassy.
  2. 2.Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.
  3. 3.(of ceramics) Having a shiny nonporous surface.
  4. 4.Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal.
  5. 5.Positive (of electric charge).

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