VITRIOLATING

Verb

vitriolating

present participle of vitriolate

Source: Wiktionary


VITRIOLATE

Vit"ri*o*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vitriolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vitriolating.] (Old Chem.) (a) To convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into sulphuric acid or a sulphate. (b) To subject to the action of, or impregnate with, vitriol.

Vit"ri*o*late, a.

Definition: Vitriolated. [R.]

Vit"ri*o*late, n. (Old Chem.)

Definition: A sulphate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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