oil of vitriol

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Sulfuric acid. dated,uncountable

词源

So called from its oily consistency and from its forming the "vitriols" or sulfates. This term was coined by the 8th-century alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan, the chemical's probable discoverer.
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