Definition of vitriol

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Vitriol (n.) A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster..

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Sory :: Sory (n.) Green vitriol, or some earth imregnated with it..
Vitriolation :: Vitriolation (n.) The act, process, or result of vitriolating..
Atramentarious :: Atramentarious (a.) Like ink; suitable for making ink. Sulphate of iron (copperas, green vitriol) is called atramentarious, as being used in making ink..
Vitriolating :: Vitriolating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vitriolat.
Vitriolate :: Vitriolate (n.) A sulphate.
Vitriolization :: Vitriolization (n.) The act of vitriolizing, or the state of being vitriolized; vitriolation..
Vitriolic :: Vitriolic (a.) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol..
Melanterite :: Melanterite (n.) A hydrous sulphate of iron of a green color and vitreous luster; iron vitriol.
Oil :: Oil (n.) Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol..
Copperas :: Copperas (n.) Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in dyeing black, as a tonic in medicine, etc. It is made on a large scale by the oxidation of iron pyrites. Called also ferrous sulphate..
Chalcanthite :: Chalcanthite (n.) Native blue vitriol. See Blue vitriol, under Blue..
Vitriolate :: Vitriolate (v. t.) To convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into sulphuric acid or a sulphate..
Inkstone :: Inkstone (n.) A kind of stone containing native vitriol or subphate of iron, used in making ink..
Vitriolize :: Vitriolize (v. t.) To convert into a vitriol; to vitriolate.
Vitriolated :: Vitriolated (imp. & p. p.) of Vitriolat.
Vitriol :: Vitriol (n.) A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster..
Vitriolizable :: Vitriolizable (a.) Capable of being converted into a vitriol.
Cyanosite :: Cyanosite (n.) Native sulphate of copper. Cf. Blue vitriol, under Blue..
Vitriolate :: Vitriolate (a.) Vitriolated.
Vitriolous :: Vitriolous (a.) See Vitriolic.
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