Word Meanings - VITRIOLIC - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol. Vitriolic acid , sulphuric acid. See Vitriol .
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- DERIVATIVE
Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word. Derivative circulation, a modification of the circulation found - VITRIOLIC
Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol. Vitriolic acid , sulphuric acid. See Vitriol . - VITRIOLATION
The act, process, or result of vitriolating. - TASTE
by the touch, to try, to taste, LL. taxitare, fr. L. taxare 1. To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow. Chapman. Taste it well and stone thou shalt it find. Chaucer. 2. To try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish - RESEMBLINGLY
So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness. - DERIVATIONAL
Relating to derivation. Earle. - DERIVATION
The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of differentiation or of integration. (more info) 1. A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source. T. Burnet. 2. - PERTAIN
stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to hold, keep. See Per-, 1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant - TASTER
One of a peculiar kind of zooids situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora. They somewhat resemble the feeding zooids, but are destitute of mouths. See Siphonophora. (more info) 1. One who tastes; especially, one who first tastes food - VITRIOLATED
Changed into a vitriol or a sulphate, or subjected to the action of sulphuric acid or of a sulphate; as, vitriolated potash, i. e., potassium sulphate. - VITRIOLIZE
To convert into a vitriol; to vitriolate. - RESEMBLANT
Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. Gower. - VITRIOLATE
To convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into sulphuric acid or a sulphate. To subject to the action of, or impregnate with, vitriol. - DERIVEMENT
That which is derived; deduction; inference. I offer these derivements from these subjects. W. Montagu. - TASTELESS
1. Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit. 2. Destitute of the sense of taste; or of good taste; as, a tasteless age. Orrery. 3. Not in accordance with good taste; as, a tasteless arrangement of drapery. -- Taste"less*ly, - DERIVER
One who derives. - RESEMBLE
sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. 1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. We will resemble you in that. Shak. - VITRIOL
vitriolo, It. vitriuolo; fr. L. vitreolus of glass, vitreus vitreous. A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron, zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster. Sulphuric acid; -- called also oil of vitriol. - RESEMBLABLE
Admitting of being compared; like. Gower. - VITRIOLIZABLE
Capable of being converted into a vitriol. - MISDERIVE
1. To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect. Bp. Hall. 2. To derive erroneously. - ATTASTE
To taste or cause to taste. Chaucer. - ETHYLSULPHURIC
Pertaining to, or containing, ethyl and sulphuric acid. Ethylsulphuric acid , an acid sulphate of ethyl, H.C2H5.SO4, produced as a thick liquid by the action of sulphiric acid on alcohol. It appears to be the active catalytic agent in the process - DISTASTEFUL
1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome. 2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth. Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly actions. Milton. 3. Manifesting distaste or - FORETASTE
A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation. - ALETASTER
See ALECONNER - CATASTERISM
A placing among the stars; a catalogue of stars. The catasterisms of Eratosthenes. Whewell. - PYROSULPHURIC
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also disulphuric acid) obtained by distillation of certain sulphates, as a colorless, thick, oily liquid, H2S2O7 resembling sulphuric acid. It is used in the solution of indigo, in the manufacture of