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Noun: white vitriol  wIt vit-ree-ul
  1. A colourless water-soluble powder; used as a mordant or to preserve wood or for the electrodeposition of zinc
    - zinc sulfate, zinc sulphate, zinc vitriol

Type of: sulfate [N. Amer], sulphate [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: White vitriol