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lnoun
1.
Chemistry. any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or white vitriol, etc.
2.
oil of vitriol; sulfuric acid.
3.
something highly caustic or severe in effect, as criticism.
verb (used with object)
4.
to treat with or as with vitriol, especially sulfuric acid.
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Vitriol
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| a compound capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation |
| any of a class of chemical compounds having the general formula ROH, where R represents an alkyl group and ?OH a hydroxyl group |
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| vitriol (ˈvɪtrɪˌɒl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for sulphuric acid |
| 2. | any one of a number of sulphate salts, such as ferrous sulphate (green vitriol), copper sulphate (blue vitriol), or zinc sulphate (white vitriol) |
| 3. | speech, writing, etc, displaying rancour, vituperation, or bitterness |
| —vb , -ols, -oling, -oled, -olling, -olled | |
| 4. | to attack or injure with or as if with vitriol |
| 5. | to treat with vitriol |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin vitriolum, from Late Latin vitriolus glassy, from Latin vitrum glass, referring to the glossy appearance of the sulphates] | |
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Word Origin & History
vitriol
late 14c., "sulphate of iron," from O.Fr. vitriol (13c.), from M.L. vitriolum "vitriol," from neut. of vitriolus, from L.L. vitreolus "of glass," from L. vitreus "of glass, glassy," from vitrium "glass" (see vitreous). So called from its glassy appearance in certain states.
EXPANDMeaning "bitter or caustic feelings" first attested 1769, in allusion to the corrosive properties of vitriol.
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Medical Dictionary
vitriol vit·ri·ol (vĭt'rē-ōl', -əl)
n.
Any of various sulfates of metals, such as ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, or copper sulfate.
See sulfuric acid.
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