| 单词 | oil of vitriol |
| 释义 | oil of vitriol (once / 44434 pages) n WORD FAMILY oil of vitriol: oils of vitriol USAGE EXAMPLESMedieval alchemists called sulfuric acid “the oil of vitriol.” New York Times(Aug 02, 2013) A. The action of iron or zinc scraps on diluted oil of vitriol is among the best. Various, Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?N...(2012) Ink spots can be removed by scouring them with sand, wet with water that has a few drops of oil of vitriol in it. Anonymous, The New England Cook Book, or Young...(2011) n (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry Syn|Hypo|Hyper sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid, vitriol battery acid, electrolyte acid dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries acid any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
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