Vitriol

noun

/ˈvɪ.tɹi.əl/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounSulphuric acid and various metal sulphates.

2.noun(by extension) Bitterly abusive language.

3.verbTo subject to bitter verbal abuse.

4.verbTo dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.

5.verbTo vitriolize.

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