VITRIOLIC

vitriolic|vitriolous. Vitriolic, or Vitriolous, a. containing vitriol, like vitriol

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Vit′ri‐ol″ic (?), a. [[Cf. F. vitriolique.]] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol. Vitriolic acid (Old Chem.), (a) sulphuric acid. See Vitriol (b).