picrate

[pik-reyt]

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 is always a great word to know.
So is alum. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C3N3(NH2)3, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins
a double sulfate analogous to potassium alum, as aluminum ammonium sulfate, with the formula R2SO4?X2(SO4)3?24H2O, where R is alkali metal or ammonium
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picrate (ˈpɪkreɪt)
 
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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