vitriols

Meanings

Noun

• (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
• abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
• plural of vitriol

Verb

• expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
• subject to bitter verbal abuse
• third-person singular simple present indicative of vitriol

Synonyms

invective, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid, vitriol, vituperation