Usually means: Concentrated sulfuric acid, highly corrosive.
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  1. oil of vitriol: Merriam-Webster
  2. oil of vitriol: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. oil of vitriol: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. oil of vitriol: Collins English Dictionary
  5. oil of vitriol: Vocabulary.com
  6. oil of vitriol: Wordnik
  7. oil of vitriol: Wiktionary
  8. oil of vitriol: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. oil of vitriol: Dictionary.com
  10. Oil of vitriol: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. oil of vitriol: Rhymezone
  12. oil of vitriol: FreeDictionary.org
  13. oil of vitriol: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. oil of vitriol: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. oil of vitriol: Encyclopedia

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  1. oil of vitriol: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. oil of vitriol: Medical dictionary
  4. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (oil of vitriol)

noun:  (inorganic chemistry, dated) Sulfuric acid.

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