vitrite
English
Etymology
From Latin vitrum (“glass”), + -ite.
Noun
vitrite (countable and uncountable, plural vitrites)
- A kind of glass with a low fusing point, used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus.
References
- “vitrite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.