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OIL OF VITRIOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
Synonyms:
oil of vitriol; sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid; vitriol
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("oil of vitriol" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
Meronyms (substance of "oil of vitriol"):
atomic number 16; S; sulfur; sulphur (an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oil of vitriol"):
battery acid; electrolyte acid (dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries)
