Definition of vitriol Vitriol
/vɪˈtɹiʌl/ - [vitreeul] - vit•ri•ol
We found 14 definitions of vitriol from 5 different sources.
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NounPlural: vitriols |
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| vitriol - (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry | ||
| oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid | ||
| acid street name for lysergic acid diethylamide | ||
| vitriol - abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will | ||
| vituperation, invective | ||
| contumely, revilement, insult, vilification, abuse a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" | ||
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| vitriol - subject to bitter verbal abuse | ||
| lash out, assail, assault, snipe, attack, round attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" | ||
| vitriol - expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol | ||
| subject make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vitriol (n.)
A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster. - vitriol (n.)
Sulphuric acid; -- called also oil of vitriol. So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See Sulphuric acid, under Sulphuric.
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Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will. -
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To subject to bitter verbal abuse. -
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A highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry. -
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To expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol.
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