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White vitriol — 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
White vitriol — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white vitriol — n. ZINC SULFATE * * * … Universalium
white vitriol — n ZINC SULFATE … Medical dictionary
white vitriol — n. ZINC SULFATE … English World dictionary
white vitriol — noun a colorless water soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc • Syn: ↑zinc sulfate, ↑zinc sulphate, ↑zinc vitriol • Hypernyms: ↑sulfate, ↑sulphate … Useful english dictionary
white vitriol — /waɪt ˈvɪtriɒl/ (say wuyt vitreeol) noun zinc sulphate heptahydrate, ZnSO4.7H2O, a white crystalline compound, used as an antiseptic, mordant, preservative, etc …
white vitriol — zinc sulfate … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
white vitriol — noun archaic crystalline zinc sulphate … English new terms dictionary
white-vitriol — n. Sulphate of zinc … New dictionary of synonyms
