picric acid
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Picric acid — Picric acid … Wikipedia
picric acid — [pik′rik] n. [Fr picrique: see PICRO & IC] a poisonous, yellow, crystalline, bitter acid, C6H2 (NO2) 3OH, used in making dyes and explosives and in analytical chemistry … English World dictionary
picric acid — Chem. a yellow, crystalline, water soluble, intensely bitter, poisonous acid, C6H3N3O7, used chiefly in explosives. Also called carbazotic acid, nitroxanthic acid, picronitric acid /puy kroh nuy trik, puy kroh /, trinitrophenol. [1850 55] * * * ▪ … Universalium
picric acid — Nitrophnol Ni tro*ph nol, n. [Nitro + phenol.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of phenol. They are yellow oily or crystalline substances and have well defined acid properties, as {picric acid}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
picric acid — pikro rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija formulė C₆H₂(OH)(NO₂)₃ atitikmenys: angl. picric acid rus. пикриновая кислота ryšiai: sinonimas – 2,4,6 trinitrofenolis … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
picric acid jaundice — jaundice due to picric acid poisoning, usually an occupational illness … Medical dictionary
picric acid — Has been used as an application in burns, eczema, erysipelas, and pruritus. SYN: carbazotic acid, nitroxanthic acid. [G. pikros, bitter] * * * pic·ric acid .pik rik n a bitter toxic explosive yellow crystalline strong acid C6H3N3O7 used esp. as a … Medical dictionary
picric acid — [ pɪkrɪk] noun Chemistry a bitter yellow compound obtained by nitrating phenol, used as a dye and in the manufacture of explosives. Origin C19: picric from Gk pikros bitter + ic … English new terms dictionary
picric acid — pic′ric ac′id [[t]ˈpɪk rɪk[/t]] n. chem. a yellow, crystalline, water soluble, intensely bitter, poisonous acid, C6H3N3O7, used chiefly in explosives • Etymology: 1850–55; < Gk pikr(ós) bitter + ic … From formal English to slang
picric acid — /pɪkrɪk ˈæsəd/ (say pikrik asuhd) noun an intensely bitter yellow acid, 2,4,6 trinitrophenol, C6H2OH(NO2)3, used as a dye and an explosive. {Greek pikros bitter + ic} …
