picric
[pik-rik]
- of or derived from picric acid.
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Origin of picric
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Maybe—but so is picric acid; so is nitroglycerin; and so is pure gold.
Skylark ThreeEdward Elmer Smith
This is not the case, however, as regards piperin and picric acid.
Poisons: Their Effects and DetectionAlexander Wynter Blyth
No,” said the purchaser, “that picric acid you have sent me is not an explosive.
Dynamite StoriesHudson Maxim
Bleaching powder, lime, and picric acid are received by rail.
America's Munitions 1917-1918Benedict Crowell
It is rapidly decomposed by an excess of alcohol into picric acid and anthracene, the solution assuming a yellow tint.