| NOUN | substance | vitriol, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid | (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide |
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| communication | vitriol, vituperation, invective | abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will | |
| VERB | perception | vitriol | expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol |
| communication | vitriol | subject to bitter verbal abuse |
| Sounds | vih'triyahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry. | |
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| Synonyms | oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric 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 | |
| Adjectives | vitriolic | of a substance, especially a strong acid |
| Meaning | abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will. | |
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| Synonyms | vituperation, invective | |
| Broader | abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification | A rude expression / expression intended to offend or hurt |
| Spanish | improperio, invectiva, vituperación, vituperio | |
| Catalan | improperi, invectiva, vituperació, vituperi | |
| Adjectives | vitriolic | harsh or corrosive in tone |
| Meaning | expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | subject | Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to |
| Meaning | subject to bitter verbal abuse. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Broader | attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault | attack in speech or writing |
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