oil of vitriol

短语

[化] 浓硫酸 [医] 硫酸(旧名)

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Sulfuric acid.

    过时 不可数 化学

词汇关系

词源

So called from its oily consistency and from its forming the "vitriols" or sulfates. This term was coined by the 8th-century alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan, the chemical's probable discoverer.

来源:wiktionary