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spirit of vitriol

spirit of vitriol noun: sulfuric acid.

Noun

spirit of vitriol (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) sulfuric acid

Origin of spirit of vitriol

Formerly obtained by the distillation of green vitriol.

Questions about spirit of vitriol

What does spirit of vitriol mean?
Spirit of vitriol means sulfuric acid.
What part of speech is spirit of vitriol?
Spirit of vitriol is a noun.

Words near spirit of vitriol in the dictionary

  1. spirit of the law
  2. Spirit of the Lord
  3. Spirit of Truth
  4. spirit of turpentine
  5. Spirit of Verity
  6. spirit of vitriol
  7. spirit of wine
  8. spirit off
  9. spirit path
  10. spirit paths
  11. spirit photographer

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