vitriol

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulphuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɪtɹiəl/, /ˈvɪtɹiɑl/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈvɪtɹiɒl/, /ˈvɪtɹiəl/
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Noun

vitriol (countable and uncountable, plural vitriols)

  1. (dated) Any of various metal sulphates.
  2. (dated) Oil of vitriol (sulphuric acid).
  4. (by extension) Bitterly abusive language.
    • 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, New York Times, retrieved 2 November 2012:
      For days, online forums sparked with outrage against politicians and race organizers, a tone that turned to vitriol against runners, even from some shaming other runners for being selfish.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Irish: vitrial

Translations

sulfuric acid — see sulfuric acid

Verb

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.
  2. (transitive, metallurgy) To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.
  3. (transitive, colloquial) To vitriolize.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin vitriolum.

Pronunciation

Noun

vitriol m (plural vitriols)

  1. vitriol (all senses)

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vitriol.

Noun

vitriol n (plural vitrioluri)

  1. vitriol

Declension

Declension of vitriol
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) vitriol vitriolul (niște) vitrioluri vitriolurile
genitive/dative (unui) vitriol vitriolului (unor) vitrioluri vitriolurilor
vocative vitriolule vitriolurilor
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