zinc vitriol (zingkvitriol)

In chem., zinc sulphate; white vitriol (ZnSO4 + H2O). It is as a native mineral (goslarite), as a product of the oxidation of zinc-blende, and can also be prepared by di olving zine in dilute sulphuric acid, and by roasting native zinc sulphuret. It is used as a dryer in oil-paints and varnishes, as a mordant in dyeing, as a disinfectant, and sometimes as a source of oxygen. Zingaro, Zingano (zing'ga-rō, -no), n.; pl. Zin gari, Zingani (-rē, nē). [It.: see Gipsy.] A Gipsy.