VITRIOL

PRONUNCIATION: (VI-tree-uhl)

MEANING: noun: Cruel, mean-spirited, bitter criticism.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin vitrum (glass). Sulfuric acid, a highly corrosive substance, was formerly known as oil of vitriol or simply vitriol. It was named vitriol owing to the glassy appearance of its salts. Earliest documented use: 1386.
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VITRIO - 1. Brazilian health additive; 2. an 18-member musical group

EVITRIOL - Juan Peron cursing his wife

ZITRIOL - the active ingredient in your acne remedy