picric acid
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noun Chemistry.
a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, intensely bitter, poisonous acid, C6H3N3O7, used chiefly in explosives.
Origin of picric acid
First recorded in 1850–55
Also called carbazotic acid, nitroxanthic acid, pi·cro·ni·tric ac·id [pahy-kroh-nahy-trik, pahy-kroh-] /ˈpaɪ kroʊˈnaɪ trɪk, ˌpaɪ kroʊ-/, trinitrophenol.
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From this it would seem that the exact value of the picric-acid test has as yet to be determined.
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