| 单词 | spirit of vitriol |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspirit(s) of vitriol b. spirit(s) of vitriol, a distilled essence of vitriol. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical substances > salts > [noun] > salts named by atomic number > sulphates or sulphites spirit(s) of vitriol1671 vitriolica1684 sulphate1789 sulphite1789 M.S.1953 1671 R. Bohun Disc. Wind 175 Such as Oyl of Tartar and spirit of Vitriol. 1674 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 9 44 As for the Acid Saline Principle, I suppose no person who hath tasted the Spirit of Vitriol,..will question its abounding in that subject. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Salt Thus Spirit of Nitre, with Salt of Tartar, make Salt-petre; and Spirit of Salt, with Salt of Tartar, make a true Common Salt; and Spirit of Vitriol, with Salt of Tartar, a true Vitriol. 1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 264 This may be sharpened with the spirits of vitriol. 1771 Encycl. Brit. II. 72/1 If the vitriolic acid contain much water, it is then called spirit of vitriol. 1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1336 Vitriol, Sweet Spirit of,..a term for..sulphuric ether. < as lemmas |
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