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Webster 1913 Edition

Vitriolate

Vit′ri-o-late

,
Verb.
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

,
Adj.
Vitriolated.
[R.]

Vit′ri-o-late

,
Noun.
(Old Chem.)
A sulphate.

Webster 1828 Edition

Vitriolate

VIT'RIOLATE

,
Verb.
T.
To convert, as sulphur in any compound, into sulphuric acid, formerly called vitriolic acid. Thus the sulphuret of iron vitriolated, becomes sulphate of iron, or green vitriol.

Definition 2024

vitriolate

vitriolate

English

Noun

vitriolate ‎(plural vitriolates)

  1. (chemistry, obsolete) A sulfate.

Verb

vitriolate ‎(third-person singular simple present vitriolates, present participle vitriolating, simple past and past participle vitriolated)

  1. To convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into sulphuric acid or a sulphate.
  2. To subject to the action of, or impregnate with, vitriol.

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