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Blue vitriol   /blu vˈɪtriəl/   Listen
Blue vitriol

noun
1.
Hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulfate.  Synonyms: blue copperas, blue stone, chalcanthite.





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"Blue vitriol" Quotes from Famous Books



... clearing the face of the mould of all extraneous matter by a stream of water from a force-pump, it is washed with a solution of iron filings and blue vitriol which forms a primary copper facing. It is then suspended by a copper-connecting strip in a bath containing a solution of sulphate of copper, water, and sulphuric acid. Through the instrumentality of this solution, and the action of a current ...
— The Building of a Book • Various


Words linked to "Blue vitriol" :   copper sulfate, cupric sulfate, copper sulphate, cupric sulphate


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