Vitriol

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Vitriol is a sulfate compound based on sulfate anions.

Sulfates
It could be based on the context or location:
ferrous sulphate, also called iron protoxide sulphate, cutose, green cutose, martial vitriol, green vitriol, vitriole mars;
zinc sulphate, also known as white vitriol, white cutose, zinc vitriol, vitriolated zinc;
copper sulphate, also known as copper deutoxide sulphate, blue cutose, vitriole copper, blue vitriol, copper vitriol, Cyprus vitriol;
ammonium sulphate or ammoniaal vitriol;
Aluminium sulphate or clay vitriol;

Vitriol smoking
The , popularly abbreviated in vitriol, corresponds to sulphuric acid. This dense liquid is a strong acid of oily, smoky, very corrosive and aggressive appearance. Sulphuric acid was once called alchemists or old chemists with the terms vitriol oil or sulphur spirit.

Copper, zinc or iron sulphate can be produced in the laboratory by oxidation reaction or respective attack of copper, zinc and iron metals with sulphuric acid.

Symbolic Masonic
Acronym of alchemical currency: .

Motto which appeared in the French Freemasonry towards the end of the 19th century, on the occasion of the penetration of alchemical vocabulary in certain Masonic rituals. In the latter, the think tank is decorated with the motto V.I.T.R.I.O.L to invite the impetent to questioning.

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External links
Vitriol sur le Trésor de la langue française

Alchemy
Symbolic Masonic