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oil of vitriol
oil of vitriol
noun
another name for sulphuric acid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oil of vitriol1
First recorded in 1570–80
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Example Sentences
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“You carried oil of vitriol knocking about in a sack? It is infinitely dangerous, my boy.”
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Medieval alchemists called sulfuric acid “the oil of vitriol.”
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A. The action of iron or zinc scraps on diluted oil of vitriol is among the best.
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Ink spots can be removed by scouring them with sand, wet with water that has a few drops of oil of vitriol in it.
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Whether we believe or not that a piece of clean iron immersed in a mixture of oil of vitriol and water, evolves hydrogen gas, the fact itself remains unaltered.
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