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PRONUNCIATION OF GREEN VITRIOL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREEN VITRIOL

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Green vitriol is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GREEN VITRIOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

green vitriol

Iron(II) sulfate

Iron(II) sulfate (Br.E. iron(II) sulphate) or ferrous sulfate is the chemical compound with the formula FeSO4. It is used medically to treat iron deficiency, and also for industrial applications. Known since ancient times as copperas and as green vitriol, the blue-green heptahydrate is the most common form of this material. All iron sulfates dissolve in water to give the same aquo complex 2+, which has octahedral molecular geometry and is paramagnetic.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREEN VITRIOL

green paper
Green Party
green peas
green pepper
green plover
green pound
green power
green revolution
Green River
green roof
green run
green salad
green sandpiper
green soap
green tax
green tea
green thumb
green turtle
green vegetables
green woodpecker

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREEN VITRIOL

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

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

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Translation of «green vitriol» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREEN VITRIOL

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The translations of green 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 «green vitriol» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绿矾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vitriolo verde
570 millions of speakers

English

green vitriol
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हरी व्यंग्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزاج الأخضر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

железный купорос
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vitríolo verde
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সবুজ কাশ্মীর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vitriol vert
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vitriol hijau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eisenvitriol
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緑礬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

녹색 신랄한 비평
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vitriol ijo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sunfat màu xanh lá cây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பச்சை சாம்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिरवा कपाळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

demir sülfatı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vetriolo verde
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zielony WITRIOL
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залізний купорос
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vitriol verde
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πράσινο βιτριόλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groen vitriool
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grön vitriol
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grønn sulfat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of green vitriol

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEN VITRIOL»

The term «green vitriol» is used very little and occupies the 176.807 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEN VITRIOL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEN VITRIOL»

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inorganic chemistry
When mixed crystals of ferrous and magnesium sulphates are examined, it is found that those formed from solutions richer in Epsom salt are of the rhombic form, but those deposited from solutions richer in green vitriol are of the oblique form.
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The Canadian Naturalist and Geologist
I found however on calcining a mixture of four parts of calcined green vitriol (the formula of which may be regarded as Fe3 03, 2 SO3) and three parts of common salt, in a muffle furnace, at a moderate red heat, that these substances fused ...
‎1863
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The Techno-chemical receipt book
Then lift them out, cool the bath by adding cold water; then (lissoch % ounce of green vitriol in it, and work the wool in this for 1%, hour longer. Brown (Cqfi'ee). Boil in pure water for5 minutes 45 ounces of sanders wood ill ounces of sumach or ...
W.T. Brannt
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The Canadian Naturalist and Quarterly Journal of Science: ...
I found however on calcining a mixture of four parts of calcined green vitriol (the formula of which may be regarded as Fe, O3, 2 SO") and three parts of common salt, in a mufiie furnace, at a moderate red heat, that these substances fused ...
Elkanah Billings, Bernard James Harrington, James Thomas Donald, 1863
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The critical review, or annals of literature
' The nitrons air which I had hitherto made use of in these experiments was made from copper, but when I used that which, was made from iron, which is an ingredient in green vitriol, the effect was not at all different. The solution of the vitriol ...
‎1779
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature
r * The nitrous air which I had hitherto made use of in these experiments was made from copper, bat when I used that which was made from iron, which is an ingredient in green vitriol, the effect was not at all different. The solution of the vitriol ...
Tobias George Smollett, 1779
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature
The nitrous air which I had hitherto made use of in these experiments was made from copper, but when I used that which was made from iron, which is an ingredient in green vitriol, the effect was not at all different. The solution of the vitriol ...
Tobias George Smollett, 1779
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A supplement to the pharmacopœias
Galls in sorts 2 lb, logwood, green vitriol, ana 1 lb, water 8 lb, gum Arabic q. p.: very good. — 2. Bruised galls 1 lb, green vitriol 8 oz. gum Arabic 4 oz. water 2 gall, for common sale. — Patent ink. Logwood shavings, powdered galls ana 2 lb,  ...
Samuel Frederick Gray, 1828
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The Magazine of Domestic Economy
S. Another : — One pound of bruised galls, six ounces of gum-arabic, six 'ounces of green vitriol, and four pints of beer or water. The galls and liquid are to remain together as an infusion for twenty -four hours. The gum (in1 lumps) is then to be ...
‎1838
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Lectures on the Materia Medica Etc. Published from the ...
White Vitriol, or Eye-copperas, is a metallic salt, found in mines, and excocted into loaves, or masses, ofthe grain colour and consistence of coarse loaf-sugar, tasting and smelling like the common_ green vitriol. _ " Vitriolum quoquepurum, in ...
Charles Alston, 1770

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEN VITRIOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term green vitriol is used in the context of the following news items.
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Quick, Macro Solutions to Micro Nutrient Deficiency in Paddy
KVK team: Farmers need to administer 20 gm Green Vitriol (Iron Sulphate) in one litre of water or 3 gm Citric Acid crystals in 200 litres water ... «Oryza, Dec 14»
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In this case, the figure of King Duenech is historically associated with green vitriol (ferrous sulfate). A greasy substance well known in the ... «Santa Fe New Mexican.com, Sep 14»
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It found Fulford's pink pills “to be a “compound of green vitriol [iron sulphate], starch and sugar,” Bator wrote. At best, they might be a quick boost ... «Toronto Star, Jun 12»
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Anti-US talk is Green vitriol
Anti-US talk is Green vitriol. by: Andrew Bolt; From: Herald Sun; November 14, 2011 12:00AM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email · Share. «Herald Sun, Nov 11»
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Legal documents such as wedding certificates are signed in special thicker ink made from green vitriol, which is designed to grow darker with ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 11»
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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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