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  1. zinc sulfate, zinc sulphate, white vitriol, zinc vitriolnoun

    a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc

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  1. white vitriolnoun

    zinc sulfate

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  1. white vitriol

    Zinc sulfate describes a family of inorganic compounds with the formula ZnSO4(H2O)x. All are colorless solids. The most common form includes water of crystallization as the heptahydrate, with the formula ZnSO4·7H2O. It was historically known as "white vitriol". Zinc sulfate and its hydrates are colourless solids.

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  1. white vitriol

    White vitriol is a term commonly used in chemistry to denote Zinc sulphate, a white crystalline substance used in the manufacturing of rayon, as a wood preservative, and as a fungicide. It is also used in medicine and for various industrial purposes. Its chemical formula is ZnSO4. Off its many hydrates, the heptahydrate ZnSO4•7H2O is most commonly encountered.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of white vitriol in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of white vitriol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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