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picramic acid

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[pi-kram-ik] / pɪˈkræm ɪk /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a red, crystalline substance, C 6 H 5 N 3 O 5 , soluble in alcohol, used chiefly in the manufacture of azo dyes.

Etymology

Origin of picramic acid

picr(ic) + amic

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