ETYM French vitriol; cf. Pr. vitriol, vetriol, Spanish and Portu. vitriolo, Italian vitriuolo; from Latin vitreolus of glass, vitreus vitreous. Related to Vitreous.
Sulfuric acid; several sulfates of metals.
(H2SO4) A highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry; SYN. oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid.
Any of a number of sulfate salts. Blue, green, and white vitriols are copper, ferrous, and zinc sulfate, respectively.
Oil of vitriol is sulfuric acid.
Sulfat (tj. so sumporne kiseline) svakoga od raznih metala, bakra (zvani plavi vitriol, plava galica), gvožđa (zvani zeleni vitriol, zelena galica), cinka itd.
Železo sulfat.