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VITRIOL

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 150 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VITRIOL  , a name given to sulphuric

acid and to certain sulphates . Oil of vitriol is concentrated sulphuric acid . Blue or
See also:
Roman vitriol is copper sulphate; green vitriol, ferrous sulphate (copperas); white vitriol,
See also:
zinc sulphate; and vitriol of Mars is a basic iron sulphate .

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