Vitriol

• Vitriol is used in Medicine.

  Pliny’s Natural History treats vitriols and related copperas/chalcanthum salts among sharp mineral drugs. A Roman-era pharmacological use of the sulfate salt, not oil-of-vitriol as a later industrial acid and not common salt.

  from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE

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• Vitriol is used in Dye.

  Pliny’s Natural History treats vitriols among mineral sulfates entering mordant and pigment neighborhoods beyond pharmacy alone. A named vitriol dye/craft use in that encyclopedia, not vitriol medicine already walked and not blue-vitriol/green-vitriol as the species alone.

  from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE

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• Vitriol is historically related to Workshop.

  In Heather's Treatise on Mathematical Instruments, Vitriol is treated as shop gear; the piece belongs on the bench.

  from J. F. Heather · Treatise on Mathematical Instruments, 1849 (and later PD editions)

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• Vitriol is historically related to Copper.

  In Ure’s Dictionary, green vitriol mixed with acetate of copper is distilled for acetic acid, and blue vitriol is named sulphate of copper — vitriol is worked with that copper salt.

  from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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• Vitriol is historically related to Alum.

  In Ure’s Dictionary, alum manufacture from schists leaves green vitriol undecomposed beside sulphate of alumina — vitriol remains with that alum process.

  from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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• Vitriol is historically related to Wine.

  In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, twenty or thirty drops of the elixir of vitriol are taken twice a day in a glass of wine or water — vitriol elixir is taken in that wine.

  from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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• Vitriol is historically related to Flour.

  In Ure’s Dictionary, some northern bakers dissolved blue vitriol and mixed a wine-glass of that solution into dough so weak flour would rise and retain more water in the loaf.

  from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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• Vitriol is historically related to Cinnamon.

  In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, when there is a violent looseness, the bark is boiled in red wine with a little cinnamon and sharpened with the elixir of vitriol.

  from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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• Vitriol is historically related to Lemon.

  In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, bark mixed with water and red wine is sharpened with the elixir or spirit of vitriol, and two or three ounces of the syrup of lemon may be added to the mixture.

  from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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• Blue is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Ure’s Dictionary, to dye blue with berry decoctions one boils the berries adding alum, copperas, and blue vitriol — blue is dyed with that vitriol.

  from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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• Ink is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Theophilus’s Divers Arts, dried ink is tempered with wine over the fire, and a little vitriol is added before writing — vitriol is added into that ink.

  from Theophilus Presbyter · On Divers Arts, c. early 12th century

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• Iron is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, when alum schists are roasted the pyrites becomes a black sulphuret of iron which attracts oxygen and changes to sulphate of iron or green vitriol — iron is changed into that vitriol.

  from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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• Zinc is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, blende is worked partly into metallic zinc and partly into sulphate of zinc or white vitriol — zinc is made into that vitriol.

  from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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• Vinegar is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Ure’s Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, barrels are rubbed with very dilute aquafortis and vinegar mixed with a solution of blue vitriol to give a damask appearance — vinegar is mixed with that vitriol.

  from Andrew Ure · Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, 1839 (and later PD editions)

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• Litharge is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Agricola De Re Metallica, a flux powder compounds litharge with vitriol among saltpetre, argol, and camphor ground with sulphur.

  from Georgius Agricola; Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover (translation) · De Re Metallica, 1556 Latin; Hoover English 1912

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• Ash is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Agricola’s De Re Metallica, that same second composition sets dyer’s ash beside vitriol among the equal-libra ingredients of the parting powder.

  from Georgius Agricola; Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover (translation) · De Re Metallica, 1556 Latin; Hoover English 1912

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• Argol is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Agricola’s De Re Metallica, the same flux powder compounds argol with vitriol, litharge, and prepared saltpetre before it is mixed with ore and lead.

  from Georgius Agricola; Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover (translation) · De Re Metallica, 1556 Latin; Hoover English 1912

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• Egg is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, for bleeding at the nose a tent dipped in the white of an egg beat up is rolled in a powder of white sugar, burnt alum, and white vitriol, then put up the nostril.

  from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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• Cement is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Agricola’s De Re Metallica, one cement takes a libra of brick dust and half a libra of rock salt with a sixth of a libra and a sicilicus of vitriol; another contains a libra of brick dust, refined salt, and one and a half unciae of vitriol, each crushed and moistened with vinegar.

  from Georgius Agricola; Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover (translation) · De Re Metallica, 1556 Latin; Hoover English 1912

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• Clove is historically related to Vitriol.

  In Buchan’s Domestic Medicine, a common gargle mixes rose-water six ounces with syrup of clove july-flowers half an ounce and spirit of vitriol enough to give agreeable sharpness for cleaning the tongue and fauces.

  from William Buchan · Domestic Medicine, 1791 (12th ed.; Gutenberg #74359)

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Roman religion

• Vitriol appears in Roman religion.

  Pliny’s Natural History seats vitriol among sulfate salts of dyeing, ink, and mineral craft beyond medicine and dye edges alone. A named vitriol craft encyclopedia seat, not vitriol medicine/dye already walked and not blue-vitriol or green-vitriol as elements-only splits refused here.

  from Pliny the Elder · Natural History, c. 77 CE

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Alchemy

• Colcothar is historically related to Vitriol.

  Ruland’s Lexicon seats Colcothar as fixed vitriol and as red oil of vitriol (OLEUM COLCOTHARINUM), among atrament and vitriol species. A named colcothar in that vitriol-residue speech, not caput-mortuum as generic feces alone, and not bare iron rust identity.

  from Martin Ruland the Elder · Lexicon Alchemiae, 1612

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• Vitriol mark represents Vitriol.

  Ruland’s Lexicon seats VITRIOL among green of the philosophers, red colcothar, and metallic vitriols as salts of metals, with long atrament species lists. A named vitriol-mark in that vitriol-sign speech, not oil-of-vitriol liquor alone, and not the Visita Interiora acrostic motto dump.

  from Martin Ruland the Elder · Lexicon Alchemiae, 1612

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