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Noun
/ˈvitrēəl/,/-ˌôl/,
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Sulfuric acid,
  1. Sulfuric acid

  2. Cruel and bitter criticism
    • - her mother's sudden gush of fury and vitriol
  1. (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
  2. expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
  3. subject to bitter verbal abuse
  4. vituperation: abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
  5. (vitriolic) acerb: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; " ...
  6. (vitriolic) caustic: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  7. Sulfuric acid (sulphuric acid in British English) is a strong mineral acid with the molecular formula . It is soluble in water at all concentrations. Sulfuric acid has many applications, and is one of the top products of the chemical industry. ...
  8. (vitriolic) of, derived from, or similar to a vitriol; bitterly scathing; caustic: vitriolic criticism; : Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste
  9. (vitriolic) having a caustic quality
  10. (vitriolic) vi-tree-OL-ik\, adjective:
  11. If you see vitriol in your dreams, it is a token of some innocent person being censured by you. To throw it on people, shows you will bear malice towards parties who seek to favor you. ...
  12. Used mainly for ferrous sulfate (FeSO4), but a generic term for sulfates. As with many old terms, the usage varied; e.g., some used the term for nitrates of silver and copper.
  13. As used here probably refers to sulphuric acid; also used for any of the various sulphates of metallic elements.
  14. n.   Bitterly abusive feeling or expression.
  15. vit·ri·ol (vîtąrę-ol´, -el) noun Bitterly abusive feeling or expression. verb, transitive vit·ri·oled or vit·ri·olled vit·ri·ol·ing or vit·ri·ol·ling vit·ri·ols or vit·ri·ols To expose or subject to vitriol. ...
  16. sulfate of a metal; there are blue (Cu), white (Zn), green (Fe), and rose (Co) vitriols
  17. extreme bitterness and hatred toward somebody or something, or an expression of this feeling in speech or writing