vitriol

vitriol is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster.
2. noun. Sulphuric acid; -- called also oil of vitriol. So called because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See Sulphuric acid, under Sulphuric.
3. noun. abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

   Synonyms: invective, vituperation

4. noun. (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
5. verb. subject to bitter verbal abuse
6. verb. expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol

Synonyms

invective, vituperation

Common word forms

vitriols, vitrioled, vitrioling, vitriolize

Words from these letters

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