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Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol.
  2. adj. harsh or corrosive in tone
  3. adj. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  4. Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol. Vitriolic acid (Old Chem.), (a) sulphuric acid. See Vitriol (b). [Colloq.]
  5. Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling,vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol. Vitriolicacid (Old Chem.), (a) sulphuric acid. See Vitriol (b). [Colloq.]
  6. j:100 s harsh or corrosive in tone s of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action