noun
- H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry.
- synonyms: oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid
- Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.
- synonyms: vituperation, invective
verb
- Expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol.
- Subject to bitter verbal abuse. .
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