vitreous

Etymology
From, from , from.

The terms vitreous (positive) and resinous (negative) electricity were coined in 1733 by Charles François de Cisternay du Fay, who studied the different behaviour of glass and resin when rubbed with silk and fur, respectively.

Adjective

 * 1) Of or resembling glass; glassy.
 * 2) Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.
 * 3)  Having a shiny nonporous surface.
 * 4)  Of a semi-crystalline substance where the atoms exhibit short-range order, but without the long-range order of a crystal.
 * 5)  Positive (of electric charge).
 * 1)  Positive (of electric charge).

Derived terms

 * / vitreous humor
 * vitreouslike
 * vitreously
 * vitreouslike
 * vitreously

Translations

 * Bulgarian: стъ́клен
 * Finnish: ;
 * French:
 * Georgian: მინის, მინიანი, მინისებრი
 * German:, glasartig, , aus Glas
 * Ido:
 * Irish: gloineach
 * Latvian: stiklveida
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, cama benzer, , camımsı


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Noun

 * 1)  The vitreous humor.