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Vitreous vs Zabuyelite - What's the difference?

vitreous | zabuyelite |

As nouns the difference between vitreous and zabuyelite

is that vitreous is the vitreous humor while zabuyelite is the natural mineral form of lithium carbonate, forming colourless vitreous monoclinic crystals.

As an adjective vitreous

is of or resembling glass; glassy.

vitreous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or resembling glass; glassy.
  • Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.
  • (of ceramics) Having a shiny nonporous surface.
  • (chemistry) Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal.
  • (physics, dated) Positive (of electric charge).

    • Antonyms

    * (electric charge) resinous

    Derived terms

    * vitreous humour / vitreous humor

    Noun

    (-)
  • (by elision) The vitreous humor.

    • zabuyelite

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mineralogy) The natural mineral form of lithium carbonate, forming colourless vitreous monoclinic crystals.