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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUE VITRIOL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUE VITRIOL

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Blue vitriol is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BLUE VITRIOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blue vitriol

Copper(II) sulfate

Copper sulfate, also known as cupric sulfate or copper sulphate, is the chemical compound with the chemical formula CuSO4. This salt exists as a series of compounds that differ in their degree of hydration. The anhydrous form is a pale green or gray-white powder, whereas the pentahydrate, the most commonly encountered salt, is bright blue. Copper sulfate exothermically dissolves in water to give the aquo complex 2+, which has octahedral molecular geometry and is paramagnetic. Other names for copper sulfate are "blue vitriol" and "bluestone".

Definition of blue vitriol in the English dictionary

The definition of blue vitriol in the dictionary is the fully hydrated blue crystalline form of copper sulphate.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUE VITRIOL

blue racer
blue riband
blue ribband
blue ribbon
Blue Ridge Mountains
blue rinse
blue roan
Blue Rod
blue run
blue runner
blue schist
blue screen
blue shark
blue spruce
blue stain
blue Stilton
blue swimmer
blue vein
blue whale
blue whiting

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUE VITRIOL

Auriol
Balliol
bass viol
diol
dithiol
estradiol
estriol
ethanediol
geraniol
green vitriol
Kriol
oestradiol
oestriol
oil of vitriol
thiol
triol
viol
vitriol
white vitriol
zinc vitriol

Synonyms and antonyms of blue vitriol in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «blue vitriol» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUE VITRIOL

Find out the translation of blue vitriol to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blue vitriol from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blue vitriol» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓝矾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vitriolo azul
570 millions of speakers

English

blue vitriol
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीले व्यंग्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزاج الأزرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медный купорос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vitríolo azul
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীল কাফরুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vitriol bleu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Biru vitriol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kupfervitriol
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

胆礬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블루 신랄한 비평
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biru vitriol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sunfat màu xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळा रंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

göztaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blu vetriolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebieski WITRIOL
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мідний купорос
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

albastru vitriol
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπλε βιτριόλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blou vitriool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blå vitriol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blå sulfat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blue vitriol

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUE VITRIOL»

The term «blue vitriol» is normally little used and occupies the 145.917 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUE VITRIOL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blue vitriol

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUE VITRIOL»

Discover the use of blue vitriol in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blue vitriol and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Blue Vitriol
Indeed, this book is the trace of a poetic road that, in Parshchikov's words, 'is the place for finding your way' while 'time's wind unwinds you and sets you against the flow'"--Andrew Wachtel, Professor of Slavic Studies, Northwestern ...
Alekseĭ Parshchikov, 1994
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Handbook of Nature Study
Blue vitriol is used much in the dyeing and in the printing of cotton and linen cloths. It has quite wonderful preservative qualities; if either animal or vegetable tissues are permeated by it, they will remain dry and unchanged. Copper sulphate ...
Anna Botsford Comstock, 1939
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Case and Exceptions
Q. Dic. you know any name for this article at the time you purchased it, except blue vitriol ? A. No, sir. Q. Dit. you know anything about Salzburger vitriol? A. No, sir; I never heard of Salzburger vitriol before; I didn't think there was such an article ...
R.S. Emmet, Larned & Warren, 1868
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A Methodical Synopsis of Mineral Waters Comprehending the ...
_ Ten grains os, to an ounce of the weaker solution of * blue vitriol, gave no tincture. To the solution of verdiGallsl grease, Three drops of the tincture - l of galls, tohalf an ounce a deep green tincture with a large brownifh I of the stronger  ...
John Rutty, 1757
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A history of the materia medica: containing descriptions of ...
There are many who pretend to have seen blue Vitriol native and in its proper Form •, but they have deceived themselves. There are indeed sometimes found Crystals of blue Vitriol on the Stones that lie about the Edges of the Springs where ...
John Hill, 1751
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A supplement to the pharmacopœias
Pale blue vitriol. By mixing a little nitric acid with the oil of vitriol and twelve times as much water, the solution of the copper is easily performed, but the crystals are pale. — Toorushoo, Cyprisclie vitriol von der Cont- pagnic, V. Cyprium ex India, ...
Samuel Frederick Gray, 1828
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A History of the Materia Medica. - London, Longman, Hitsch, ...
There are many who pretend to have seen blue Vitriol native and in its roper Form; but they have deceived themselves. There are indeed sometimes found Crystals of blue Vitriol. on the Stones that lie about the Edges of the Springs where the ...
John Hill, 1751
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A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other ...
Magnesio-cupric sulphate, CuMg(S04)*.14HsO,cry8tallisesby spontaneous evaporation, in beautiful sky-blue tables and prisms. (Vohl.) Sodio-cupric sulphate, Cu"Na2(S04)J.2H20(?)— A solution of blue vitriol and Glauber's salt deposits each ...
Henry Watts, 1868
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A Supplement to the Pharmacopœia and Treatise on ...
Goslar blue vitriol, V.cupratum. Pale blue-green crystals, very large and transparent, having the form of those of pure sulphate of iron. Contains both copper and zinc. Hungarian blue vitriol, V. Hunyaricum. By evaporating the water of ...
Samuel Frederick Gray, 1836
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The Dictionary of Merchandise, and Nomenclature in All ...
The whole quantity of Blubber yielded by a whale, ordinarily amounts to forty or fifty, sometimes to eighty and more hundred weight. See" Train Oil. BLUE VITRIOL, VITRIOL OF COPPeR, OR ROMAN VITRIOL. F. Vitriol bleu, Couperose bleue, ...
C. H. Kauffman, 1805

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUE VITRIOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blue vitriol is used in the context of the following news items.
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Useful Family Recipes for Curing Diseases of Man and Beast 1845 …
"TO CURE BLACK CANKER - Blue vitriol the size of a pea, or a piece the size of a chestnut, powder it and put it into two table spoonfuls of good ... «Examiner.com, Apr 15»
2
New Mexico's state song reaches centennial milestone
The story goes that she had weak eyes and someone rubbed blue vitriol (a copper sulfate) on them to stave off a possible infection, leaving her ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Mar 15»
3
Band video: Life Size delivers soulful pop-rock debut
The well-dressed Salisbury quintet boasts strong musicianship and vocal harmonies with amped up hooks on songs like “Blue Vitriol. «Charlotte Observer, Jan 15»
4
Dragon Age: Inquisition
These rocks – like Blue Vitriol – are found throughout the bog, but they aren't always in easy-to-spot places. Be thorough and keep your eyes ... «Game Informer, Aug 14»
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Meet David Nunes Carvalho, the Jewish Investigator Who Rivaled …
Frequent mention is made of sour galls, aleppo galls, green and blue vitriol, the lees of wine, black amber, sugar, fish-glue and a host of ... «Jewish Daily Forward, Apr 13»
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Environmentalists Launch Campaign to Certify 1st Bulgarian Bio …
"We treat the vineyard with blue vitriol, as my grandfather taught me, which is why the grapes contain no chemical residue," the Chair of the ... «Novinite.com, Feb 12»
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Three Kangaroo Poems From Judith Baumel
Three poems from Baumel's collection are featured on The Arty Semite today. The first piece, “Blue Vitriol,” is dedicated to Rabbi Manny Viñas, ... «Forward, Jul 11»
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A Vegan Chef Dishes Up Thanksgiving
Chemistry . any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or ... «New York Times, Nov 10»
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Remake Politics, Not Nature: Tanaka Shozo's Philosophies of …
A host of pollutants including arsenic, mercury, chlorine, sulfur, aluminum oxide, magnesia, iron, copper sulphate (blue vitriol), and nitric and phosphoric acids ... «Japan Focus, Mar 09»
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Who was he?
On one occasion he plotted with others to punish a prostitute by chloroforming her and inserting 'blue vitriol' (hydrated copper sulphate) into her ... «London Review of Books, Jan 08»

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