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elixir of vitriol
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elixir
of
vitriol
(
uncountable
)
(
inorganic chemistry
,
organic chemistry
,
obsolete
)
A mixture of
sulfuric acid
and
alcohol
, once prescribed as a treatment for
scurvy
.
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