oil of vitriol

Significado (Inglés)

Sulfuric acid.

Conceptos

aceite de vitriolo

espíritu de vitriolo

licor de vitriolo

ácido tetraoxosulfúrico

Etimología (Inglés)

So called from its oily consistency and from its forming the "vitriols" or sulfates. This term was coined by the 8th-century alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan, the chemical's probable discoverer.

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