Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A poisonous, explosive yellow crystalline solid, C6H3N3O7, used in explosives, dyes, and for etching copper.
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- noun chemistry 2,4,6-tri
nitro phenol , C6H2(NO2)3, prepared by thenitration ofphenol or ofaspirin ; atoxic ,yellow ,explosive substance used indyes , explosives, and as anantiseptic
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- noun a yellow toxic highly explosive strong acid; used in high explosives and as a dye and in chemical reactions
Etymologies
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From French picrique, from Ancient Greek πικρός (pikros, "bitter").
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