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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: vitrifaction - viviparous</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="vitrifaction"> vitrifaction, noun. =vitrification.</DL> <A NAME="vitrifacture"> vitrifacture, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the manufacture of glass. </DL> <A NAME="vitrifiability"> vitrifiability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the property of being vitrifiable. </DL> <A NAME="vitrifiable"> vitrifiable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be vitrified or changed into glass. Ex. Flint and alkalis are vitrifiable. </DL> <A NAME="vitrification"> vitrification, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the process of making or becoming glass or a glasslike substance. <DD> 2. something vitrified. </DL> <A NAME="vitriform"> vitriform, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the structure or appearance of glass; vitreous; glasslike. </DL> <A NAME="vitrify"> vitrify, verb, -fied, -fying.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to change into glass or something like glass, especially by fusion due to heat. <DD>v.i. to become changed into glass or something like glass. </DL> <A NAME="vitrine"> vitrine, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a glass case or cabinet for displaying articles; showcase. Ex. some remarkable inkwells for gentlemen's desks, the likes of which are not often seen outside a museum vitrine (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="vitrinellid"> vitrinellid, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of very small sea snails found in many parts of the world, having tiny, translucent, helical shells. </DL> <A NAME="vitriol"> vitriol, noun, verb, -oled, -oling or (especially British) -olled, -olling.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. =sulfuric acid. <DD> 2. any one of certain sulfates of metals, characterized by a glassy appearance, such as a sulfate of copper (blue vitriol), iron (green vitriol or copperas), or zinc (white vitriol). <DD> 3. (Figurative.) intense or bitter feeling; very sharp speech or severe criticism. (SYN) acerbity, mordancy. <DD>v.t. 1. (Metallurgy.) to subject to the action of dilute sulfuric acid; pickle. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to injure (a person) by means of vitriol. </DL> <A NAME="vitriolate"> vitriolate, transitive verb, -lated, -lating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to change into a vitriol. Ex. to vitriolate iron sulfide. </DL> <A NAME="vitriolic"> vitriolic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or containing vitriol. <DD> 2. derived from or like vitriol. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) bitterly severe; sharp; scathing. Ex. vitriolic criticism. caustic. adv. vitriolically. </DL> <A NAME="vitriolize"> vitriolize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to convert into or treat with vitriol. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to injure (a person) by means of vitriol, as by throwing it in one's face; vitriol. noun vitriolization. </DL> <A NAME="vitruvian"> Vitruvian, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or in the style of Vitruvius, a Roman architect and writer who lived in the first century B.C. </DL> <A NAME="vitta"> vitta, noun, pl. vittae.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a headband or fillet, especially as used by the ancient Greeks and Romans as a decoration of sacred things or persons. <DD> 2. (Botany.) one of a number of elongated, club-shaped canals or tubes for oil, occurring in the fruit of most plants of the parsley family. <DD> 3. (Zoology, Botany.) a band or stripe of color. </DL> <A NAME="vittate"> vittate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. provided with or having a vitta or vittae. <DD> 2. (Zoology, Botany.) striped longitudinally. </DL> <A NAME="vittles"> vittles, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal or Dialect.) food; provisions. Ex. beer and vittles provided by the management (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="vituline"> vituline, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to, having to do with, or resembling a calf or veal. </DL> <A NAME="vituperate"> vituperate, transitive verb, intransitive verb, -ated, -ating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to scold very severely; find fault with in abusive words; revile. (SYN) abuse. </DL> <A NAME="vituperation"> vituperation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. bitter abuse in words; very severe scolding. Ex. a campaign of vituperation against ones enemies. (SYN) objurgation, castigation. <DD> 2. vituperative or abusive language. </DL> <A NAME="vituperative"> vituperative, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> abusive; reviling. Ex. The candidate launched a vituperative attack on his political opponents. (SYN) opprobrious. adv. vituperatively. </DL> <A NAME="vituperator"> vituperator, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who vituperates; reviler. </DL> <A NAME="viva"> viva (1), interjection, noun, pl..<DL COMPACT><DD>interj. (long) live (the person or thing named). <DD>noun a shout of applause or good will. </DL> <A NAME="viva"> viva (2), noun, pl. -vas, verb, -vaed, -vaing.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Informal.) <DD>noun an oral examination; viva voce: Immediately he began to put me through a moderately stiff viva (C. P. Snow). <DD>v.t. to subject to an oral examination. </DL> <A NAME="vivace"> vivace, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Music.) <DD>adj. lively; brisk. <DD>adv. in a lively manner. </DL> <A NAME="vivacious"> vivacious, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. lively; sprightly; animated; gay. Ex. a vivacious disposition or manner, a vivacious puppy. (SYN) jaunty, breezy. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) remaining alive for a long time; long-lived. adv. vivaciously. noun vivaciousness. </DL> <A NAME="vivacity"> vivacity, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. liveliness; gaiety; sprightliness; animation. <DD> 2. something vivacious or lively, such as an act, expression, or scene. </DL> <A NAME="vivandiere"> vivandiere, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman who formerly accompanied French regiments or Continental armies, selling food and liquor to the troops; sutler. </DL> <A NAME="vivarium"> vivarium, noun, pl. -iums, -ia.<DL COMPACT><DD> a place in which living animals or plants are kept under circumstances simulating their natural state, either as objects of interest or for the purpose of scientific study, especially a small indoor enclosure for animals or plants. </DL> <A NAME="vivat"> vivat, interjection, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a shout of acclamation wishing long life, as to a ruler or a popular favorite. </DL> <A NAME="vivavoce"> viva voce,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. by word of mouth; orally; oral. Ex. Shall we vote viva voce or by ballot? The class was given a viva voce examination. <DD> 2. an oral examination, especially a supplementary one to written examinations given in British universities. </DL> <A NAME="vivaxmalaria"> vivax malaria,<DL COMPACT><DD> a common, persistent form of malaria in which the attacks occur about every 48 hours and may recur after months or years of inactivity. </DL> <A NAME="vive"> vive, interjection.<DL COMPACT><DD> (long) live (the person or thing named). Ex. "Vive la republique" means "Long live the republic." </DL> <A NAME="vivelabagatelle"> vive la bagatelle,<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) (long) live frivolity! </DL> <A NAME="viveleroi"> vive le roi,<DL COMPACT><DD> (long) live the king! </DL> <A NAME="viverrid"> viverrid, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. =viverrine. </DL> <A NAME="viverrine"> viverrine, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. of or having to do with the civet cat or any related mammal, such as the mongoose and the genet. <DD>noun any animal of the same family as the civet cat. </DL> <A NAME="vivers"> vivers, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) food; provisions; eatables. </DL> <A NAME="vives"> vives, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflammation and hard swelling of the submaxillary glands of a horse. </DL> <A NAME="vivevaleque"> vive valeque,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) live and be well or strong. </DL> <A NAME="vivian"> Vivian or Vivien, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an enchantress, known as the Lady of the Lake, who was hostile to King Arthur and imprisoned Merlin by one of his own magic spells. </DL> <A NAME="vivianite"> vivianite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a phosphate of iron, usually occurring in crystals of blue and green color. </DL> <A NAME="vivid"> vivid, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. strikingly bright; brilliant; strong and clear. Ex. vivid coloring. Dandelions are a vivid yellow. <DD> 2. lively; full of life. Ex. a vivid personality, a vivid picture. Her description of the party was so vivid that I almost felt I had been there. animated. <DD> 3. strong and distinct. Ex. a vivid impression, a vivid sensation. I had a vivid memory of the fire. (SYN) keen. <DD> 4. very active or intense. Ex. vivid interest, vivid indignation, a vivid imagination. adv. vividly. noun vividness. </DL> <A NAME="vivific"> vivific, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> animating; enlivening; vivifying. </DL> <A NAME="vivification"> vivification, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of vivifying. <DD> 2. the condition of being vivified. </DL> <A NAME="vivifier"> vivifier, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that gives life. </DL> <A NAME="vivify"> vivify, verb, -fied, -fying.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to give life or vigor to; quicken; animate. Ex. to vivify the desert by irrigation. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to make more vivid, brilliant, or striking; enliven. Ex. to vivify an idea with wit. <DD>v.i. to acquire life; become alive. </DL> <A NAME="viviparity"> viviparity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being viviparous. </DL> <A NAME="viviparous"> viviparous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. bringing forth live young, rather than eggs. Dogs, cats, cows, human beings and most mammals, and some other animals are viviparous. <DD> 2. (Botany.) <DD> a. reproducing from seeds or bulbs that germinate while still attached to the parent plant. <DD> b. =proliferous. adv. viviparously. noun viviparousness. </DL> <A HREF="vivisect.dic">NEXT</A>