"vitriol" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪtɹiəl/ [US], /ˈvɪtɹiɑl/ [US], /ˈvɪtɹiɒl/ [Canada], /ˈvɪtɹiəl/ [Canada] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vitriol.wav [Southern-England] Forms: vitriols [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vitriol}} Middle English vitriol, {{der|en|fro|vitriol}} Old French vitriol, {{der|en|ML.|vitriolum|t=sulphuric acid}} Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), {{m|la|vitrum|t=glass}} vitrum (“glass”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vitriol (countable and uncountable, plural vitriols)
  1. (dated) Any of various metal sulphates. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Translations (various metal sulphates): زَاج (zāj) [masculine] (Arabic), zağ (Azerbaijani), метален сулфат (metalen sulfat) (Bulgarian), vitriool [neuter] (Dutch), vitriolo (Esperanto), vihtrilli (Finnish), vitriol [masculine] (French), აჯასპი (aǯasṗi) (Georgian), Vitriol [neuter] (German), βιτριόλι (vitrióli) [neuter] (Greek), vitrial [masculine] (Irish), vetriolo (Italian), тотияйын (totiäiyn) (Kazakh), azech [masculine] (Old Spanish), زاج (zaç) (Ottoman Turkish), زاج (zâj) (Persian), vitríolo [masculine] (Portuguese), купоро́с (kuporós) [masculine] (Russian), га̏лица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), gȁlica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vitriolo [masculine] (Spanish), vitriol (Swedish), зок (zok) (Tajik), zaç (Turkish), купорос (kuporos) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-vitriol-en-noun-dljXamkT Disambiguation of 'various metal sulphates': 97 3 0
  2. (dated) Oil of vitriol (sulphuric acid). Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-vitriol-en-noun-6HE2S9uT Disambiguation of Chemistry: 0 53 0 0 47 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 38 17 4 32 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 29 23 9 30 1
  3. (by extension) Bitterly abusive language. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-vitriol-en-noun-en:language Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 38 17 4 32 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 29 23 9 30 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈvɪtɹiəl/ [US], /ˈvɪtɹiɑl/ [US], /ˈvɪtɹiɒl/ [Canada], /ˈvɪtɹiəl/ [Canada] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vitriol.wav [Southern-England] Forms: vitriols [present, singular, third-person], vitrioling [participle, present], vitriolling [participle, present], vitrioled [participle, past], vitrioled [past], vitriolled [participle, past], vitriolled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vitriol}} Middle English vitriol, {{der|en|fro|vitriol}} Old French vitriol, {{der|en|ML.|vitriolum|t=sulphuric acid}} Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), {{m|la|vitrum|t=glass}} vitrum (“glass”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=vitriolled|pres_ptc2=vitriolling}} vitriol (third-person singular simple present vitriols, present participle vitrioling or vitriolling, simple past and past participle vitrioled or vitriolled)
  1. (transitive) To subject to bitter verbal abuse. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-vitriol-en-verb-SUnVcvK2
  2. (transitive, metallurgy) To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Metallurgy, Chemistry
    Sense id: en-vitriol-en-verb-JiR4ucdv Disambiguation of Chemistry: 0 53 0 0 47 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 38 17 4 32 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 29 23 9 30 1 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (transitive, colloquial) To vitriolize. Tags: colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-vitriol-en-verb-R4ExTmGY

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vitriol meaning in English (11.7kB)

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      "word": "hurl vitriol"
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      "word": "iron vitriol"
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      "word": "oil of vitriol"
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      "word": "vitriol of Mars"
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        "Any of various metal sulphates."
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      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
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      "roman": "metalen sulfat",
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      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "word": "vitriolo"
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      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
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      "word": "vitriol"
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      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
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      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Vitriol"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "word": "vetriolo"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "totiäiyn",
      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "word": "тотияйын"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "zâj",
      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "word": "زاج"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "vitríolo"
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "osp",
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      "sense": "various metal sulphates",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "azech"
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      "word": "vitriol"
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        "To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle."
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        "(transitive, colloquial) To vitriolize."
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        "US"
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