1 iron liquor | Definition of iron liquor

iron liquor

noun

Definition of iron liquor

: a black liquid consisting of a solution of crude ferrous acetate Fe(C2H3O2)2 usually obtained by treating scrap iron with pyroligneous acid and used chiefly as a mordant in dyeing

— called also black liquor

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