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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.

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Also especially before a vowel, picr-.

Words nearby picro-

picramic acid, picrate, picric, picric acid, picrite, picro-, picrotoxin, Pict, Pictish, pictogram, pictograph

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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 Blyth
We 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 Ehrlich
Johnson recommends the picro-saccharimeter figured in the text.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for picro-

picro-

before a vowel picr-

combining form

bitterpicrotoxin

Word Origin for picro-

from Greek pikros

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