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noun
2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C6H2(NO2)3, prepared by the nitration of phenol or of aspirin; a toxic, yellow, explosive substance used in dyes, explosives, and as an antiseptic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
a yellow toxic highly explosive strong acid; used in high explosives and as a dye and in chemical reactions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: acid
History
From French picrique, from Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”).
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