vitriol
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), from Latin vitrum (“glass”).
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vitriol (plural vitriols)
- (dated) sulphuric acid and various metal sulphates
- (by extension) bitterly abusive language; invective or vituperation
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sulphuric acid — see sulphuric acid
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[edit] Verb
vitriol (third-person singular simple present vitriols, present participle vitrioling, simple past and past participle vitrioled)