"vitriolate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vitriolates [plural]
Etymology: From vitriol + -ate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|vitriol|-ate|id2=chemical}} vitriol + -ate Head templates: {{en-noun}} vitriolate (plural vitriolates)
  1. (inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, obsolete) A sulfate. Tags: obsolete
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: vitriolates [present, singular, third-person], vitriolating [participle, present], vitriolated [participle, past], vitriolated [past]
Etymology: From vitriol + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|vitriol|-ate|id2=verb|pos2=verb-forming suffix}} vitriol + -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} vitriolate (third-person singular simple present vitriolates, present participle vitriolating, simple past and past participle vitriolated)
  1. To convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into sulphuric acid or a sulphate.
    Sense id: en-vitriolate-en-verb-cvHwdrCj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Chemical reactions, Sulfur Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 50 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 27 52 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 57 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 59 6 Disambiguation of Chemical reactions: 30 67 3 Disambiguation of Sulfur: 0 100 0
  2. To subject to the action of, or impregnate with, vitriol.
    Sense id: en-vitriolate-en-verb-BBPdPNpQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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