vitriol
See also: Vitriol
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French vitriol, from Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vitriol (countable and uncountable, plural vitriols)
- (dated) Sulphuric acid and various metal sulphates.
- (by extension) Bitterly abusive language.
- 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
- For days, online forums sparked with outrage against politicians and race organizers, a tone that turned to vitriol against runners, even from some shaming other runners for being selfish.
- 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from vitriol
Descendants[edit]
- → Irish: vitrial
Translations[edit]
sulphuric acid — see sulphuric acid
various metal sulphates
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Verb[edit]
vitriol (third-person singular simple present vitriols, present participle vitrioling or vitriolling, simple past and past participle vitrioled or vitriolled)
- (transitive) To subject to bitter verbal abuse.
- (transitive, metallurgy) To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.
- (transitive, colloquial) To vitriolize.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vitriol m (plural vitriols)
- vitriol (all senses)
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