† vitriolescentadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Passing into a vitriolated state.
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vitriolescent1925
1925 H. L. Mencken Let. 27 May in H. L. Mencken & S. Haardt Mencken & Sara (1987) 60 Dissolved, crumbled, vitriolescent copper-pyrites.
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vitrioˈlescence n.
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sulphating1890
vitriolescence1925
1925 H. L. Mencken Let. 27 May in H. L. Mencken & S. Haardt Mencken & Sara (1987) 296 The spontaneous vitriolescence of pyrites.
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adj.1925