Noun: zinc vitriol
- A colourless crystalline compound (ZnSO₄) used in medicines, supplements, fertilizers, and industrial processes
"zinc vitriol is sometimes added to fortified cereals";
- zinc sulfate, zinc sulphate, white vitriol [archaic]
Type of: sulfate [N. Amer], sulphate [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Zinc vitriol