Vitreous
21Vitreous sponge — Vitreous Vit re*ous, a. [L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see {Vision}). Cf. {Varnish}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from… …
22vitreous detachment — n separation of the posterior part of the vitreous body from the retina due to contraction of the vitreous that occurs as part of the process of aging and may occur sooner in serious cases of myopia, that is usu. accompanied by the presence of… …
23vitreous chamber — n the space in the eyeball between the lens and the retina that is occupied by the vitreous body * * * vitreous chamber of eye camera postrema bulbi oculi …
24vitreous humor — n VITREOUS BODY * * * humor vitreus [TA] the watery substance, resembling aqueous humor, contained within the interstices of the stroma in the vitreous body …
25vitreous electricity — noun An old name for positive electricity, because glass becomes positively charged when rubbed with silk • • • Main Entry: ↑vitreous * * * vitreous electricity, electricity produced by rubbing glass with silk; positive electricity …
26vitreous body — n the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the eyeball posterior to the lens, is enclosed by a delicate hyaloid membrane, and in the adult is nearly homogeneous but in the fetus is pervaded by fibers with minute nuclei at their points of… …
27vitreous humor — or vitreous body n. the transparent, colorless, jellylike substance that fills the eyeball between the retina and lens: see EYE …
28Vitreous quartzite — is rock type primarily made up of fine grained quartz sand metamorphosed to a glassy brittle light colored siliceous unit.One of three rock type definitions that were first applied in the Coeur d’Alene Mining District to the Revett Formation… …
29vitreous silica — n. SILICA GLASS * * * …
30vitreous silica — n a chemically stable and refractory glass made from silica alone see QUARTZ GLASS …
