Vitriol

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See sulfuric acid.
  • n. Any of various sulfates of metals, such as ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, or copper sulfate.
  • n. Bitterly abusive feeling or expression.
  • v. To expose or subject to vitriol.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. sulphuric acid and various metal sulphates
  • n. bitterly abusive language
  • v. to subject someone to bitter verbal abuse
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster.
  • n. Sulphuric acid; -- called also oil of vitriol. So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See Sulphuric acid, under sulphuric.
  • v. To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.
  • v. To vitriolize.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cleanse from grease, dirt, or loose oxid scale on a metal surface by dipping in a bath of dilute sulphuric acid; pickle.
  • n. Sulphuric acid, or one of many of its compounds, which in certain states have a glassy appearance.
  • n. Ferric sulphate: same as colcothar. Also called vitriol of Mars.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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. expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
  • v. subject to bitter verbal abuse
  • Verb Form
    vitrioled    vitrioling    vitriols   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    vilification    contumely    abuse    revilement    insult    subject    lash out    snipe    assault    round   
    Variant
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    vitriolize   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    alum    nitre    rosin    turpentine    sulphur    borax    drachm    arsenic    potash    hartshorn