Picric

Picric
Picric Pi"cric, a. [Gr. ? bitter.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a strong organic acid (called picric acid), intensely bitter. [1913 Webster]

Note: Picric acid is obtained by treating phenol with strong nitric acid, as a brilliant yellow crystalline substance, {C6H2(NO2)3.OH}. It is used in dyeing silk and wool, and also in the manufacture of explosives, as it is very unstable when heated. Called also {trinitrophenol}, and formerly {carbazotic acid}. [1913 Webster]


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  • picric — PÍCRIC adj. (În sintagma) Acid picric = acid corosiv şi toxic, sub formă de cristale galbene, fără miros şi cu gust amar, folosit ca exploziv, la prepararea unor substanţe colorante etc. – Din fr. picrique. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 16.03.2004. Sursa …   Dicționar Român

  • picric — /pik rik/, adj. Chem. of or derived from picric acid. [1850 55; < Gk pikr(ós) bitter + IC] * * * …   Universalium

  • picric — adjective /ˈpɪkɹɪk/ Designating a type of bitter yellow acid. “Something in the picric family might do nicely,” Fatou went on, deploying maps and diagrams about the tiny room …   Wiktionary

  • picric — pɪkrɪk adj. of picric acid (Chemistry) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • picric — /pik rik/, adj. Chem. of or derived from picric acid. [1850 55; < Gk pikr(ós) bitter + IC] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Picric acid — Picric acid …   Wikipedia

  • picric acid — [pik′rik] n. [Fr picrique: see PICRO & IC] a poisonous, yellow, crystalline, bitter acid, C6H2 (NO2) 3OH, used in making dyes and explosives and in analytical chemistry …   English World dictionary

  • picric acid — Chem. a yellow, crystalline, water soluble, intensely bitter, poisonous acid, C6H3N3O7, used chiefly in explosives. Also called carbazotic acid, nitroxanthic acid, picronitric acid /puy kroh nuy trik, puy kroh /, trinitrophenol. [1850 55] * * * ▪ …   Universalium

  • picric acid — Nitrophnol Ni tro*ph nol, n. [Nitro + phenol.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of phenol. They are yellow oily or crystalline substances and have well defined acid properties, as {picric acid}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • picric acid jaundice — jaundice due to picric acid poisoning, usually an occupational illness …   Medical dictionary

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