vitrite

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noun

A kind of glass with a low fusing point, used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus.

OriginLatin vitrum →
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Meanings

nounvitrite (countable and uncountable, plural vitrites)

plural vitrites

  1. countableuncountableA kind of glass with a low fusing point, used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus.

Origin

  1. Latinvitrum“glass”
  2. Englishvitrite

From Latin vitrum (“glass”), + -ite.

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APA

vitrite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitrite

MLA

“vitrite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitrite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vitrite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitrite.

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