| NOUN | substance | sulphuric acid, vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid | (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide |
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| Meaning | (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry. | |
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| Synonyms | vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid | |
| Narrower | battery acid, electrolyte acid | dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries |
| Broader | acid | Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt |
| Substances | sulfur, S, sulphur, atomic number 16 | An abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element |
| Spanish | aceite de vitriolo, ácido sulfúrico, vitriolo | |
| Catalan | àcid sulfúric | |
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