polyvitro
n.— «At the center of the bridge are two towers of glacial blue polyvitro (a word [Dale] Chihuly has coined) crystals, rising 40 feet. » —“Dazzling art glass makes Tacoma sparkle” by Judy Florman in Tacoma, Wash. Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Mass.) July 14, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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