white vitriol

British  

noun

1. another name for zinc sulphate

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white vitriol

I. Emetics, ipecacuanha, emetic tartar, antimonium tartarisatum, squill, scilla maritima, carduus benedictus, cnicus acarna, chamœmile, anthemis nobilis, white vitriol, vitriolum zinci, foxglove, digitalis purpurea, clysters of tobacco.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The portly man with the authoritative manner and the white, vitriol splash upon his cheek is Charley Manson, chief of the Wormley Asylum, and author of the brilliant monograph—"Obscure Nervous Lesions in the Unmarried."

From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by Doyle, A. Conan

Soon after he perceived himself ill, one scruple of white vitriol was given him, and repeated two or three times, with which he vomited plentifully.

From A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy by Accum, Friedrich Christian

A solution of metallic salts, as white vitriol, sixty grains to a pint; or an infusion of oak-bark may be injected into the vagina.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The portly man with the authoritative manner and the white, vitriol splash upon his cheek is Charley Manson, chief of the Wormley Asylum, and author of the brilliant monograph—Obscure Nervous Lesions in the Unmarried.

From Round the Red Lamp by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir