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/pik"rik/, adj. Chem.of or derived from picric acid.[1850-55; < Gk pikr(ós) bitter + -IC]
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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 — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
