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Meaning of vitriol

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

vitriol

Pronunciation:/ˈvɪ.tɹi.əl/

noun

Definitions

  1. Sulphuric acid and various metal sulphates.

  2. (by extension) Bitterly abusive language.

verb

Definitions

  1. To subject to bitter verbal abuse.

  2. To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.

  3. To vitriolize.