WHITE VITRIOL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc

Synonyms:

white vitriol; zinc sulfate; zinc sulphate; zinc vitriol

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("white vitriol" is a kind of...):

sulfate; sulphate (a salt or ester of sulphuric acid)

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