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

On this fact depends the process of mordanting wool with potassium bichromate, alum, alumina sulphate, ferrous sulphate, copper sulphate, etc.

From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Beech, Franklin

It may also be accomplished by calcination with ferrous sulphate, or other easily decomposable sulphates, such as aluminium sulphate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

To effect this, boil the nitric acid solutions with 30 c.c. of a solution containing 15 grams each of alum and ferrous sulphate to the litre.

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