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trinitrophenol

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tri⋅ni⋅tro⋅phe⋅nol

  [trahy-nahy-troh-fee-nawl, -nol]
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Chemistry.
picric acid.
Origin:
trinitro- + phenol

picric acid

 
–noun Chemistry.
a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, intensely bitter, poisonous acid, C6H3N3O7, used chiefly in explosives.
Also called carbazotic acid, nitroxanthic acid, pi⋅cro⋅ni⋅tric ac⋅id  [pahy-kroh-nahy-trik, pahy-kroh-] , trinitrophenol.

Origin:
1850–55
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tri·ni·tro·phe·nol   (trī-nī'trō-fē'nōl', -nôl', -nŏl')   
n.  Picric acid.
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Main Entry: pic·ric acid
Pronunciation: "pik-rik-
Function: noun
: a bitter toxic explosive yellow crystalline strong acidC6H3N3O7 used especially as a dye or biological stain, as an antiseptic, and as a precipitant for organic bases and polycyclic hydrocarbons called alsotrinitrophenol

Main Entry: tri·ni·tro·phe·nol
Pronunciation: -'fE-"nOl, -"nol, -fi-'nOl
Variant: or 2,4,6–trinitrophenol /"tü-"for-"siks-/
Function: noun
: PICRIC ACID
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picric acid pic·ric acid (pĭk'rĭk)
n.
A poisonous, explosive, yellow, crystalline acid used as an application in burns, eczema, erysipelas, and pruritus and in the manufacture of dyes and explosives.

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picric acid   (pĭk'rĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
A poisonous, yellow crystalline solid used in explosives, dyes, and antiseptics. Chemical formula: C6H3N3O7.
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