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  1. vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acidnoun

    (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry

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  1. oil of vitriolnoun

    Sulphuric acid.

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  1. oil of vitriol

    Sulfuric acid (American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphuric acid (Commonwealth spelling), known in antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral acid composed of the elements sulfur, oxygen and hydrogen, with the molecular formula H2SO4. It is a colorless, odorless and viscous liquid that is miscible with water.Pure sulfuric acid does not exist naturally on Earth due to its strong affinity to water vapor; it is hygroscopic and readily absorbs water vapor from the air. Concentrated sulfuric acid is highly corrosive towards other materials, from rocks to metals, since it is an oxidant with powerful dehydrating properties. Phosphorus pentoxide is a notable exception in that it is not dehydrated by sulfuric acid, but to the contrary dehydrates sulfuric acid to sulfur trioxide. Upon addition of sulfuric acid to water, a considerable amount of heat is released; thus the reverse procedure of adding water to the acid should not be performed since the heat released may boil the solution, spraying droplets of hot acid during the process. Upon contact with body tissue, sulfuric acid can cause severe acidic chemical burns and even secondary thermal burns due to dehydration. Dilute sulfuric acid is substantially less hazardous without the oxidative and dehydrating properties; however, it should still be handled with care for its acidity. Sulfuric acid is a very important commodity chemical, and a nation's sulfuric acid production is a good indicator of its industrial strength. It is widely produced with different methods, such as contact process, wet sulfuric acid process, lead chamber process and some other methods. Sulfuric acid is also a key substance in the chemical industry. It is most commonly used in fertilizer manufacture, but is also important in mineral processing, oil refining, wastewater processing, and chemical synthesis. It has a wide range of end applications including in domestic acidic drain cleaners, as an electrolyte in lead-acid batteries, in dehydrating a compound, and in various cleaning agents. Sulfuric acid can be obtained by dissolving sulfur trioxide in water.

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  1. oil of vitriol

    Oil of vitriol is an old-fashioned name for sulfuric acid, a highly corrosive, dense, oily liquid. It's commonly used in laboratories and in the creation of detergents, dyes and other chemical substances. It got its name from the historical method of production which included the distillation of certain minerals like green vitriol, or iron sulfate.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oil of vitriol in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oil of vitriol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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