Vitreous may refer to:
Materials
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Glass
Glass is a non-crystalline, often transparent, amorphous solid that has widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in, for example, window panes, tableware, and optics. Glass is most often formed by rapid cooling (quenching) of ...
, an amorphous solid material
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Vitreous enamel
Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between . The powder melts, flows, and then hardens to a smooth, durable vitreous coating. The word comes from the Lati ...
, a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing
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Vitreous lustre, a glassy luster or sheen on a mineral surface
Biology
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Vitreous body
The vitreous body (''vitreous'' meaning "glass-like"; , ) is the clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball (the vitreous chamber) in humans and other vertebrates. It is often referred to as the vitreous humor ...
, a clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina in vertebrate eyes
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Vitreous membrane, a layer of collagen separating the vitreous body from the rest of the eye
See also
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Vitrification
Vitrification (from Latin ''vitreum'', "glass" via French ''vitrifier'') is the full or partial transformation of a substance into a glass, that is to say, a non-crystalline amorphous solid. Glasses differ from liquids structurally and glasses po ...
, the transformation of a substance into a glass
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