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noun

1. any of several sulfates of metals, as copper sulfate (blue vitriol), iron sulfate (green vitriol), or zinc sulfate (white vitriol)
2. sulfuric acid
sharpness or bitterness of feeling, as in speech or writing; venom

transitive verb vitrioled or vitriolled, vitrioling or vitriolling

to treat with or as with vitriol

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