Vit`ri*ol"ic (?), a. [Cf. F. vitriolique.] Chem.
Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol.
Vitriolic acid Old Chem., (a) sulphuric acid. See Vitriol (b). [Colloq.]
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