vitriolic+acid

  • 1Vitriolic acid — Vitriolic Vit ri*ol ic, a. [Cf. F. vitriolique.] 1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. {Vitriol}. [1913 Webster] 2. Biting, bitter or caustic; having or expressing… …

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  • 2vitriolic acid — 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… …

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  • 3vitriolic acid — Sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol …

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  • 4vitriolic acid — noun archaic : sulfuric acid; especially : oil of vitriol …

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  • 5Vitriolic — Vit ri*ol ic, a. [Cf. F. vitriolique.] 1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. {Vitriol}. [1913 Webster] 2. Biting, bitter or caustic; having or expressing strong and… …

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  • 6acid — [adj1] bitter, sour in taste acerbic, acidulous, biting, piquant, pungent, sharp, tart, vinegarish, vinegary; concept 613 Ant. bland, sweet acid [adj2] having acidic, corrosive properties acerbic, acidulous, acrid, anti alkaline, biting,… …

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  • 7acid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sour, bitter, tart, vinegary; acrimonious, cutting, caustic. See sourness, discourtesy. Ant., sweet, bland; basic. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having the characteristics of an acid] Syn. sharp, tart …

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  • 8acid — acidly, adv. acidness, n. /as id/, n. 1. Chem. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a… …

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  • 9acid — Synonyms and related words: DET, DMT, Foamite, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acerbity, acetic, acetose, acetous, acetylsalicylic acid, acid, acidic, acidity, acidulant, acidulated, acidulent, acidulous, acidulousness, acrid …

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  • 10vitriolic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. biting, bitter, burning, sharp, caustic; see also sarcastic . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [vi tree AWL ik] caustic, bitter or sarcastic. His vitriolic speech drove many people out of the… …

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