Vitriolate \Vit"ri*o*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitriolated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitriolating}.] (Old Chem.)
(a) To convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into
sulphuric acid or a sulphate.
(b) To subject to the action of, or impregnate with,
vitriol.
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