zinc sulfate
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, ZnSO4⋅7H2O, used for preserving skins and wood, in the electrodeposition of zinc, in the bleaching of paper, as a mordant in calico printing, and in medicine as an astringent, styptic, and emetic.
Also called
white vitriol,
zinc vitriol.
Origin of zinc sulfate
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby zinc sulfate
zinc green,
zinc ointment,
zinc oxide,
zinc phosphide,
zinc stearate,
zinc sulfate,
zinc sulfide,
zinc sulphate,
zinc white,
zinc-65,
zincate
Definition for white vitriol (2 of 2)
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zinc sulfate
A colorless crystalline compound used especially in hydrated form as an emetic and astringent, as a fungicide, and in wood and skin preservatives. Chemical formula: ZnSO4.