vitriol

vitriol
vitriol (n.) late 14c., "sulphate of iron," from O.Fr. vitriol (13c.), from M.L. vitriolum "vitriol," from neuter of vitriolus, from L.L. vitreolus "of glass," from L. vitreus "of glass, glassy," from vitrium "glass" (see VITREOUS (Cf. vitreous)). So called from its glassy appearance in certain states. Meaning "bitter or caustic feelings" first attested 1769, in reference to the corrosive properties of vitriol (when heated it produces sulfuric acid, formerly called oil of vitriol).

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  • Vitriol — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • vitriol — [vi′trē ôl΄, vi′trē əl] n. [ME < MFr < ML vitriolum, vitriol < LL vitreolus, glassy < L vitreus, glassy: from the glassy appearance] 1. a) any of several sulfates of metals, as copper sulfate (blue vitriol), iron sulfate ( green… …   English World dictionary

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  • vitriol — vitrìōl m <G vitrióla> DEFINICIJA kem. staro ime za galicu i za sumpornu kiselinu ETIMOLOGIJA njem. Vitriol ← lat. vitreus: staklen …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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