PICRIC ACID


Meaning of PICRIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpi-krik- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1852

: a toxic yellow crystalline phenol derivative C 6 H 3 N 3 O 7 structurally similar to TNT and used especially as a high explosive and as a dye or mordant

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