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white vitriol

white vit·ri·ol
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt, wahyt vi-tree-uh l]
    • /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈvɪ tri əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt, wahyt vi-tree-uh l]
    • /ʰwaɪt, waɪt ˈvɪ tri əl/

Definitions of white vitriol words

  • noun white vitriol a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, 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. 1
  • noun white vitriol zinc sulfate 0
  • noun white vitriol (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (inorganic chemistry) zinc sulfate. 0
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Origin of white vitriol

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for White vitriol

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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white vitriol popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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