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vitriolate

vitriolate adjective: synonym of vitriolic, of or related to vitriol, various metallic sulphates.

Adjective

vitriolate (comparative more vitriolate, superlative most vitriolate)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of vitriolic, of or related to vitriol, various metallic sulphates.
    • The ſecond way whereby bodies become blacke, is an Atramentous condition or mixture, that is a vitriolate or copperoſe quality conjoyning with a terreſtrious and aſtringent humidity, for ſo is Atramentum ſcriptorium, or writing Inke commonly made, by copperoſe caſt upon decoction or infuſion of...1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Book 6, Chapter XII: "A Digression Concerning Blacknesse", p. 336
    Synonyms:
    vitriolic, of or related to vitriol, various metallic sulphates

Verb

vitriolate (third-person singular simple present vitriolates, present participle vitriolating, simple past and past participle vitriolated)

  1. To convert into a vitriol, to make into sulphuric acid or a sulphate.
  2. To change into a vitriol, to become a sulphuric acid or a sulphate.
  3. To expose to a vitriol.

Noun

vitriolate (plural vitriolates)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of sulfate, a salt or ester of sulphuric acid.
    Synonyms:
    sulfate

vitriolate meaning in Tamil

vitriolate in Tamil

வெறிக் கந்தகக் காடியாக மாற்று

Synonyms of vitriolate

Forms of vitriolate

Adjective
comparativemore vitriolate
superlativemost vitriolate
Verb
third-person singular presentvitriolates
present participlevitriolating
past participlevitriolated
pastvitriolated
Noun
pluralvitriolates

Origin of vitriolate

From vitriol + -ate (forming adjectives).

From vitriol + -ate (forming verbs).

From vitriol + -ate (forming chemical compounds).

Questions about vitriolate

What does vitriolate mean?
Vitriolate means synonym of vitriolic, of or related to vitriol, various metallic sulphates.
What is vitriolate in Tamil?
Vitriolate in Tamil is வெறிக் கந்தகக் காடியாக மாற்று. See Vitriolate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vitriolate?
Vitriolate can be an adjective, a verb or a noun.

Words near vitriolate in the dictionary

  1. vitrinites
  2. vitrinitic
  3. vitriol
  4. vitriol of Mars
  5. vitriolage
  6. vitriolate
  7. vitriolated
  8. vitriolates
  9. vitriolating
  10. vitrioled
  11. vitriolic

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