vitriol

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, dated, uncountable) Any of various metal sulphates.
2. (countable, dated, uncountable) oil of vitriol (sulfuric acid).
3. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Bitterly abusive language.

Verb

1. (transitive) To subject to bitter verbal abuse.
2. (transitive) To dip in dilute sulfuric acid; to pickle.
3. (colloquial, transitive) To vitriolize.

Concepten

vitriool

corrosief

zwavelzuur

Synoniemen

sulphuric acid

sulfuric acid

causticity

mordancy

oil of vitriol

invective

vituperation

acidity

sulfate

acrimoniousness

embitterment

envenom

poison

rancor

rancour

spite

sulphate

vitriolic

fire-breathing

alumen

pyrotic

chamber acid

dipping acid hydric sulfate

spirit of sulphur

acerbity

vitriolous

acrid

acridity

acridness

acrimony

alum

animosity

bitterness

copperas

corrosive

Vertalingen

vetriolo

vitriol

iğneleyici

sarcasme

acı

yakıcı

Vitriol

زاج

causticité

mordant

ρίχνω βιτριόλι

ácido sulfúrico

Schwefelsäure

Schmähung

vituperi

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈvɪtɹiəl/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: vitriol

In summary

From Middle English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulfuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”).