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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
picric acid /ˈpɪkrɪk/

▶noun Chemistry a bitter yellow compound obtained by nitrating phenol, used as a dye and in the manufacture of explosives.

– origin C19: picric from Gk pikros ‘bitter’ + -ic.

'picric acid' also found in these Oxford entries:

lyddite - picrate

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