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vitriol

/ˈvɪtɹiəl/VIH-tree-uhl
/ˈvɪtɹiəl/VIH-tree-uhl

Meaningglassy (salt)

Common meaning: sulphuric acid

Other meanings: savage criticism

Journey through time

  1. Latinvitrum, -ī‘glass’
  2. Frenchvitriol
  3. Middle Englishvitriolesource
  4. Englishvitriol‘sulphuric acid’ · today

vitr also in: vitrifyvitreous

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vitrum ‘glass; also woad’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vitrum, p. 2000 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

vitreousvitrify

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