oil of vitriol

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Sulphuric acid
oil of vitriol

    Hyphenation

    oil of vit·ri·ol

    Turkish pronunciation

    oyl ıv vîtriıl

    Synonyms

    vitriol

    Pronunciation

    /ˈoil əv ˈvətrēəl/ /ˈɔɪl əv ˈvɪtriːəl/

    Etymology

    () This term was coined by the 8th-century Alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan, the chemical's probable discoverer.
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