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Vitriol Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Vitriol? [n] abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will [n] (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry [v] subject to bitter verbal abuse [v] expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol Synonyms \| Synonyms for Vitriol: invective \| oil of vitriol \| sulfuric acid \| sulphuric acid \| vituperation Related Terms \| Find terms related to Vitriol: See Also \| abuse \| acid \| assail \| assault \| atomic number 16 \| attack \| battery acid \| contumely \| electrolyte acid \| insult \| lash out \| revilement \| round \| S \| snipe \| subject \| sulfur \| sulphur \| vilification Vitriol In Webster's Dictionary \Vit"riol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-oled}or {-olled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {-oling} or {-olling}.] [From {Vitriol}, n.] 1. (Metal.) To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle. 2. To vitriolize. [Colloq.] \Vit"riol\, n. [F. vitriol; cf. Pr. vitriol, vetriol, Sp. & Pg. vitriolo, It. vitriuolo; fr. L. vitreolus of glass, vitreus vitreous. See {Vitreous}.] (Chem.) (a) A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster. (b) Sulphuric acid; -- called also {oil of vitriol}. So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See {Sulphuric acid}, under {Sulphuric}. [Colloq.] {Blue vitriol}. See under {Blue}. {Green vitriol}, ferrous sulphate; copperas. See under {Green}. {Oil of vitriol}, sulphuric or vitriolic acid; -- popularly so called because it has the consistency of oil. {Red vitriol}, a native sulphate of cobalt. {Vitriol of Mars}, ferric sulphate, a white crystalline substance which dissolves in water, forming a red solution. {White vitriol}, zinc sulphate, a white crystalline substance used in medicine and in dyeing. It is usually obtained by dissolving zinc in sulphuric acid, or by roasting and oxidizing certain zinc ores. Formerly called also {vitriol of zinc}.

Vitriol Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vitriol?

[n] abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
[n] (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
[v] subject to bitter verbal abuse
[v] expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol

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Vitriol In Webster's Dictionary

\Vit"ri*ol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-oled}or {-olled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {-oling} or {-olling}.] [From {Vitriol}, n.]
1. (Metal.) To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.

2. To vitriolize. [Colloq.]


\Vit"ri*ol\, n. [F. vitriol; cf. Pr. vitriol, vetriol,
Sp. & Pg. vitriolo, It. vitriuolo; fr. L. vitreolus of glass,
vitreus vitreous. See {Vitreous}.] (Chem.)
(a) A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron,
    zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy
    appearance or luster.
(b) Sulphuric acid; -- called also {oil of vitriol}. So
    called because first made by the distillation of green
    vitriol. See {Sulphuric acid}, under {Sulphuric}.
    [Colloq.]

{Blue vitriol}. See under {Blue}.

{Green vitriol}, ferrous sulphate; copperas. See under
   {Green}.

{Oil of vitriol}, sulphuric or vitriolic acid; -- popularly
   so called because it has the consistency of oil.

{Red vitriol}, a native sulphate of cobalt.

{Vitriol of Mars}, ferric sulphate, a white crystalline
   substance which dissolves in water, forming a red
   solution.

{White vitriol}, zinc sulphate, a white crystalline substance
   used in medicine and in dyeing. It is usually obtained by
   dissolving zinc in sulphuric acid, or by roasting and
   oxidizing certain zinc ores. Formerly called also {vitriol
   of zinc}.

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