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ZINC VITRIOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does zinc vitriol mean?
• ZINC VITRIOL (noun)
The noun ZINC VITRIOL has 1 sense:
1. a colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
Familiarity information: ZINC VITRIOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
white vitriol; zinc sulfate; zinc sulphate; zinc vitriol
Hypernyms ("zinc vitriol" is a kind of...):
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