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picric(dictionary)
Picric acid(medicine)

picric (iou)



picric adjective. M19.
[from Greek pikros bitter + -IC.]
Chemistry. picric acid, a crystalline acid obtained by nitrating phenol, used in dyeing and in the manufacture of explosives; 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C6H2(NO2)3OH.
picrate noun a salt or ester of picric acid M19.
picryl noun the radical C6H2(NO2)3 M19.