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vitriolating

vitriolating is the present participle and gerund of vitriolate.

Meaning of vitriolate

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.

See all 5 meanings of vitriolate

Questions about vitriolating

What is vitriolating the present participle and gerund of?
Vitriolating is the present participle and gerund of vitriolate.

Words near vitriolating in the dictionary

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

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