green vitriol

American  

[green vi-tree-uhl] / ˈgrin ˈvɪ tri əl /

noun

1. Chemistry. archaic term for ferrous sulfate.

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green vitriol British  

noun

1. another name for ferrous sulphate

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green vitriol Scientific  

1. See ferrous sulfate

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Example Sentences

A bronzing composition for coating iron consists of 120 parts mercury, 10 parts tin, 20 parts green vitriol, 120 parts water, and 15 parts hydrochloric acid of 1.2 specific gravity.

From Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing by Brown, William N.

Copperas is the name given to green vitriol, which is a preparation from iron.

From A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. by Anonymous

Iron sulphate, or ferrous sulphate, is the green vitriol.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

It is also decomposed by a solution of green vitriol, which by this means becomes black, and when exposed to the air, or heated, emits nitrous air, and recovers its former colour.

From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Priestley, Joseph

He obtained it, as the Nordhausen variety is still made, by the distillation of dried green vitriol.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William