vitrify

As a verb vitrify

is to convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion.

As a proper noun sandy is

a diminutive of the male given name alexander.

As a noun sandy is

(geordie|pejorative) shortened form of sand dancer.

In lang=en terms the difference between nitrify and vitrify

is that nitrify is to convert ammonia or similar compound to a nitrate by oxidation, especially by the action of a microorganism while vitrify is to be converted into glass, especially through heat.

As verbs the difference between nitrify and vitrify

is that nitrify is to treat, or react with nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound while vitrify is to convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion.

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb vitrify is

to convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion.

As verbs the difference between vitrify and vitrificate

is that vitrify is to convert into, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy substance, by heat and fusion while vitrificate is (obsolete) to convert into glass; to vitrify.