Crossword-Solution: VITRIOL
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Vitriol | n. | A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster. |
| Vitriol | n. | Sulphuric acid; -- called also oil of vitriol. So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See Sulphuric acid, under Sulphuric. |
We have 24 clues for the answer “VITRIOL”
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| Bitter, hate-fuelled criticism | 1 answer |
| widely used in the chemical industry | 1 answer |
| subject to bitter verbal abuse | 1 answer |
| language expressing bitterness and hatred | 1 answer |
| Sulfuric acid. | 1 answer |
| Scathing words | 1 answer |
| Scathing language | 1 answer |
| Scathing criticism | 1 answer |
| Hateful criticism | 1 answer |
| Anything sharp or caustic. | 1 answer |
| Abusive language | 1 answer |
| sulphuric acid | 2 answers |
| Bitter criticism | 2 answers |
| Strong criticism | 3 answers |
| Caustic criticism | 4 answers |
| Harsh words. | 4 answers |
| severe criticism | 7 answers |
| Harsh criticism | 9 answers |
| APPROBATIVE CRITICISM | 10 answers |
| Bile | 19 answers |
| HATER? | 33 answers |
| vituperation | 48 answers |
| Sarcasm | 50 answers |
| invective | 61 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with VITRIOL (5)
Bromides.—A bromide treated with oil of vitriol, disengages chlorohyadic acid; but vapors of bromine are constantly disengaged, at the same time imparting a brown color to the gas.
The jar is charged with sulphuric acid, (common oil of vitriol) diluted in eight parts its bulk of water.
But why had I brought a bottle of vitriol into Agatha's chamber? Was it not this thick, reeking liquid with which jealous women had been known to mar the beauty of their rivals? My heart stood still as I held the bottle to the light.
Suppose yourself walking down the street with a man who continues to sprinkle the crowd out of a flask of vitriol.
The consequence was, that he was eventually under the necessity of withdrawing his capital from the refining works at Birmingham, and the vitriol works at Prestonpans.
Quotes with VITRIOL (3)
Everyone knows revenge is a dish best served when you've had enough time to build up enough vitriol and fury.
Back in medieval times, "I said, "we used oil of vitriol for its healing properties. No doubt that's why Commodus had some in his infirmary. Today we call it sulfuric acid." Meg flinched. "Isn't that dangerous?""Very.""And you *healed* with it?""It was the Middle Ages. We were crazy back then.
Patience is the blue vitriol to control the fungal emotions of life
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, LAT, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP.
Used 12 times in crossword archives (1955–2023).