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