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noun Chemistry.

a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, intensely bitter, poisonous acid, C6H3N3O7, used chiefly in explosives.

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Also called carbazotic acid, nitroxanthic acid, pi·cro·ni·tric ac·id

[pahy-kroh-nahy-trik, pahy-kroh-], /ˈpaɪ kroʊˈnaɪ trɪk, ˌpaɪ kroʊ-/, trinitrophenol.

Origin of picric acid

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby picric acid

picowave, picquet, picramic acid, picrate, picric, picric acid, picrite, picro-, picrocarmine stain, picrotoxin, Pict

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How to use picric acid in a sentence

I write the lyrics and work with Murv Douglas from Lords of Acid.
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There are a number of bacilli, called acid-fast bacilli, which stain in the same way as the tubercle bacillus.
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The amount of the other purin bodies together is about one-tenth that of uric acid.
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Uric acid is decreased before an attack of gout and increased afterward, but its etiologic relation is still uncertain.
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An increase is also noted in the uric-acid diathesis and in diseases accompanied by respiratory insufficiency.
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Indol is absorbed and oxidized into indoxyl, which combines with potassium and sulphuric acid and is thus excreted.
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British Dictionary definitions for picric acid

picric acid

/ (ˈpɪkrɪk) /

noun

a toxic sparingly soluble crystalline yellow acid used as a dye, antiseptic, and explosive. Formula: C 6 H 2 OH(NO 2) 3Systematic name: 2,4,6-trinitrophenol See also lyddite

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Medical definitions for picric acid

picric acid

[ pĭk′rĭk ]

A poisonous, explosive, yellow, crystalline acid used as an application in burns, eczema, erysipelas, and pruritus and in the manufacture of dyes and explosives.

Scientific definitions for picric acid

picric acid

[ pĭk′rĭk ]

A poisonous, yellow crystalline solid used in explosives, dyes, and antiseptics. Chemical formula: C6H3N3O7.