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    OIL OF VITRIOL

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industryplay

    Synonyms:

    oil of vitriol; sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid; vitriol

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("oil of vitriol" is a kind of...):

    acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

    Meronyms (substance of "oil of vitriol"):

    atomic number 16; S; sulfur; sulphur (an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oil of vitriol"):

    battery acid; electrolyte acid (dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries)

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