oil of vitriol

Noun
  1. (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide;
    Widely used in the chemical industry (synset 115118049)
    is a type of: acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
    subtypes: battery acid, electrolyte acid - dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries
    substance holonym: atomic number 16, s, sulfur, sulphur - an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
    same as: sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid, vitriol

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