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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vitriolic  \Vit`ri*ol"ic\,  a.  [Cf.  F.  vitriolique.]  (Chem.) 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  vitriol;  derived  from  or  resembling, 
  vitriol;  vitriolous;  as  a  vitriolic  taste.  Cf  {Vitriol}. 
 
  {Vitriolic  acid}  (Old  Chem.), 
  a  sulphuric  acid.  See  {Vitriol} 
  b  .  [Colloq.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  vitriolic 
  adj  1:  harsh  or  corrosive  in  tone;  "an  acerbic  tone  piercing 
  otherwise  flowery  prose";  "a  barrage  of  acid 
  comments";  "her  acrid  remarks  make  her  many  enemies"; 
  "bitter  words";  "blistering  criticism";  "caustic  jokes 
  about  political  assassination,  talk-show  hosts  and 
  medical  ethics";  "a  sulfurous  denunciation"  [syn:  {acerb}, 
  {acerbic},  {acid},  {acrid},  {bitter},  {blistering},  {caustic}, 
  {sulfurous},  {sulphurous},  {venomous},  {virulent}] 
  2:  of  a  substance,  especially  a  strong  acid;  capable  of 
  destroying  or  eating  away  by  chemical  action  [syn:  {caustic}, 
  {corrosive},  {erosive}]




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