picro-
a combining form representing picric or picric acid in compound words: picramic acid.
a combining form meaning “bitter”, used in the formation of compound words: picrite.
- Also especially before a vowel, picr-.
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How to use picro- in a sentence
A hot solution of potassic cyanide, mixed with picric acid, assumes a blood-red colour, due to the formation of picro-cyanic acid.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythWe will begin with the simplest example: the use of picro-carmine, a mixture of neutral ammonium carmine and ammonium picrate.
Histology of the Blood | Paul EhrlichJohnson recommends the picro-saccharimeter figured in the text.
British Dictionary definitions for picro-
bitter: picrotoxin
Origin of picro-
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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