Definition of Vitreol
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.
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.
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.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (dated) sulphuric acid and various metal sulphates
- (by extension) bitterly abusive language; invective or vituperation
- to subject someone to bitter, verbal abuse
- to hurl vitriol
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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