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picric acid

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, intensely bitter, poisonous acid, C 6 H 3 N 3 O 7 , used chiefly in explosives.


picric acid

/ ˈpɪkrɪk /

noun

  1. a toxic sparingly soluble crystalline yellow acid used as a dye, antiseptic, and explosive. Formula: C 6 H 2 OH(NO 2 ) 3 Systematic name2,4,6-trinitrophenol See also lyddite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


picric acid

/ pĭkrĭk /

  1. A poisonous, yellow crystalline solid used in explosives, dyes, and antiseptics. Chemical formula: C 6 H 3 N 3 O 7 .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of picric acid1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

To a little of this filtrate in a test tube add the same volume of a saturated aqueous solution of picric acid.

If the filtrate is perfectly clear gelatin is absent and picric acid may be added without producing any noticeable effect.

Treat with two lots picric acid, saturated aqueous solution.

It has displaced picric acid owing to its superiority, physically and chemically, over that substance.

Crsylite is a French explosive, and contains picric acid and nitrated cresol.

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