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Vitriol

In chemistry, vitriol is an archaic name for a sulfate. The name comes from the Latin word "vitriolum" for glassy, as crystals of several metallic sulfates resemble pieces of colored glass.

Vitriol with no further qualification often means sulfuric acid.

In particular:

  • Black vitriol, a mixture of iron(II) sulfate and iron sulfide
  • Blue vitriol, copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate
  • Green vitriol, iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate
  • Oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid
  • Red vitriol, cobalt(II) sulfate heptahydrate
  • Roman vitriol, copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate
  • Spirit of vitriol, sulfuric acid
  • Sweet oil of vitriol, diethyl ether (not a sulfate)
  • Vitriol of argile or vitriol of clay, aluminium sulfate (alum)
  • Vitriol of Cyprus, copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate
  • Vitriol of Mars or vitriol martial, iron(III) sulfate
  • White vitriol, zinc sulfate heptahydrate
  • Many other names have the obvious meaning given that "vitriol" means "sulfate": for example, vitriol of lead is lead sulfate and so on.

    References

    Vitriol Wikipedia


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