Difference between revisions of "White vitriol"
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Description
An archaic name for zinc sulfate. In ancient times, white vitriol may also have referred to dehydrated green vitriol (ferrous sulfate).
Synonyms and Related Terms
white copperas; zinc sulfate
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 786
- Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998