† vitriolousadj.
Obsolete.
Of the nature of vitriol; vitriolic.
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vitriolate1646
vitriolous1646
vitriolated1651
vitrioline1652
vitriolic1670
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xxii. 164 Some attrition from an acide and vitriolous humidity in the stomack. View more context for this quotation
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. xii. 336 I say, a vitriolous or copperous quality; for vitrioll is the active or chiefe ingredient in Inke. View more context for this quotation
1707 tr. P. Le Lorrain de Vallemont Curiosities in Husbandry & Gardening 56 Vitriolous, nitrous, &c. Spirits.
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