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| vit·ri·ol [ víttree l ] |
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1. bitter criticism: extreme bitterness and hatred toward somebody or something, or an expression of this feeling in speech or writing
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2. glassy metallic sulfate: a glassy metallic sulfate such as that of copper or iron
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3. chemistry
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archaic or literary
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Same as sulfuric acid
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| [14th century. < medieval Latin vitriolum< Latin vitrum "glass"] |
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