ferrous sulphate

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noun

1. Systematic name: iron (II) sulphate. Also called: copperas, green vitriol. an iron salt with a saline taste, usually obtained as greenish crystals of the heptahydrate, which are converted to the white monohydrate above 100°C: used in inks, tanning, water purification, and in the treatment of anaemia. Formula: FeSO 4

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ferrous sulphate

Tea and coffee were adulterated with sand, chicory, and spent grounds treated in ferrous sulphate and sheep’s dung.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 18, 2016

The scientists dissolved a little ferrous sulphate and carbon dioxide in pure water, enclosed it in a specially designed glass cell, and exposed it to a high-energy helium ion beam from a cyclotron.

From Time Magazine Archive

In each case 20 c.c. of ferrous sulphate were used.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

Ten c.c. of a solution of permanganate of potash is found to oxidise 10 c.c. of an acid solution of ferrous sulphate.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

The specific gravity of gold obtained by precipitation from solution by ferrous sulphate is from 19.55 to 20.72.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various

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