iron vitriol
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iron vitriol — Chem. See ferrous sulfate … Useful english dictionary
Iron(II) sulfate — Other names Ferrous sulfate; green vitriol; iron vitriol; copperas; melanterite; szomolnokite … Wikipedia
iron-II sulfate — noun The green, crystalline salt of divalent iron and sulfuric acid, FeSO, used as a pigment, and in water treatment. Syn: copperas, ferrous sulfate, ferrous sulphate, iron vitriol … Wiktionary
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
Vitriol of Mars — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vitriol of zinc — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
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… … Etymology dictionary
vitriol — /vi tree euhl/, n., v., vitrioled, vitrioling or (esp. Brit.) vitriolled, vitriolling. n. 1. Chem. any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or white… … Universalium
vitriol — Sulphuric Sul*phu ric, a. [Cf. F. sulfurique.] 1. Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically, designating those compounds in which the element has a higher… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
