Etymology

Vitrolite

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Today it means: A kind of high-strength pigmented glass. Full definition →

Latin vitrum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvitrum“glass”
  2. English todayVitrolite

Trade name, presumably related to Latin vitrum (“glass”), perhaps with suffix -lite.

Words from the same roots

Latinvitrum all →

vitrinevitragevitrellavitrescentvitrifacturevitriformvitrifyvitritevitrum

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