Vitriol

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Vitriol

[vitʁiˈoːl]

Rhymes with oːl

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von mittellateinisch vitriolum ^(→ la) „gläsern“, zu lateinisch vitrum ^(→ la) „Glas“

noun Vitriol · Vitriole · Vitriols · Vitrioles

archaic Trivialname für kristallwasserhaltige Sulfate zweiwertiger Metalle Bey Geyer in Obersachsen röstet man den Kies blos des Vitriols wegen und ohne den Schwefel vorher auszutreiben. (1785)

In English

vitriol various metal sulphates
copperas inexact term for various metallic sulfates

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"Vitriol." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/vitriol. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Vitriol. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/vitriol

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"Vitriol." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/vitriol.

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@misc{vitriol_2026,
  title = {Vitriol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/vitriol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}