vitriol

Plural: vitriols

Noun

(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
Any of various metal sulphates.
oil of vitriol (sulfuric acid).
Bitterly abusive language.

Verb

Verb Forms: vitrioled, vitrioling, vitriols, vitriolled, vitrolling, vitrolls

To treat or steep with sulfuric acid.
expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
subject to bitter verbal abuse
To subject to bitter verbal abuse.
To dip in dilute sulfuric acid; to pickle.
To vitriolize.

Examples

He feared his weak play would vitriol his chances of winning the game.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English vitriol, from Old French vitriol, from Medieval Latin vitriolum (“sulfuric acid”), from vitrum (“glass”).

Synonyms

invective, oil of vitriol, sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid, vituperation

Scrabble Score: 10

vitriol: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vitriol: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vitriol: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

vitriol: valid Words With Friends Word