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zinc sulfate

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO4⋅7H2O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.

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Nearby words

  1. zinc green,
  2. zinc ointment,
  3. zinc oxide,
  4. zinc phosphide,
  5. zinc stearate,
  6. zinc sulfide,
  7. zinc sulphate,
  8. zinc white,
  9. zinc-65,
  10. zincate

Origin of zinc sulfate

First recorded in 1850–55
Also called white vitriol, zinc vitriol.

white vitriol

noun

zinc sulfate.
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British Dictionary definitions for white vitriol

white vitriol

noun

another name for zinc sulphate
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Science definitions for white vitriol

zinc sulfate

A colorless crystalline compound used especially in hydrated form as an emetic and astringent, as a fungicide, and in wood and skin preservatives. Chemical formula: ZnSO4.
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