picrate

pic·rate

[pik-reyt]
noun Chemistry.
a salt or ester of picric acid.

Origin:
1865–70; picr(ic acid) + -ate2

pic·rat·ed, adjective
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picrate (ˈpɪkreɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  any salt or ester of picric acid, such as sodium picrate
2.  a charge-transfer complex formed by picric acid

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picrate pic·rate (pĭk'rāt')
n.
A salt or an ester of picric acid.

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