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Meaning of "picric acid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PICRIC ACID

picric acid  [ˈpɪkrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PICRIC ACID

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Picric acid is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PICRIC ACID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Picric acid

Picric acid is the chemical compound formally called 2,4,6-trinitrophenol. This yellow crystalline solid is one of the most acidic phenols and is vinylogous to nitric acid. Like other highly nitrated compounds such as TNT, picric acid is an explosive. Its name comes from Greek πικρος, meaning "bitter", reflecting its bitter taste. Its primary use, now outdated, is as an explosive. It has also been used in medicine, dyes, and as a chemistry agent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PICRIC ACID


atmospheric
ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk
brick
brɪk
crick
krɪk
derrick
ˈdɛrɪk
electric
ɪˈlɛktrɪk
eric
ˈɛrɪk
fabric
ˈfæbrɪk
generic
dʒɪˈnɛrɪk
geometric
ˌdʒɪəˈmɛtrɪk
Herrick
ˈhɛrɪk
historic
hɪˈstɒrɪk
lyric
ˈlɪrɪk
metric
ˈmɛtrɪk
Patrick
ˈpætrɪk
pediatric
ˌpiːdɪˈætrɪk
rick
rɪk
skrik
skrɪk
toric
ˈtɒrɪk
trick
trɪk
Warwick
ˈwɒrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PICRIC ACID

picosecond
picot
picote
picotee
picotite
picowave
picquet
picra
picrate
picrated
picrite
picritic
picrocarmine
picrotoxin
Pict
Pictish
pictogram
pictograph
pictographic
pictography

WORDS THAT END LIKE PICRIC ACID

acetic acid
acid
adipic acid
amino acid
ascorbic acid
carboxylic acid
citric acid
fatty acid
folic acid
gamma-aminobutyric acid
hyaluronic acid
hydrochloric acid
hydroxy acid
lactic acid
lysergic acid
nonessential amino acid
nucleic acid
omega-3 fatty acid
sulfuric acid
trichloroacetic acid
uric acid

Synonyms and antonyms of picric acid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «picric acid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PICRIC ACID

Find out the translation of picric acid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of picric acid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «picric acid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苦味酸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ácido pícrico
570 millions of speakers

English

picric acid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Picric एसिड
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حمض البكريك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пикриновой кислоты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ácido pícrico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিক্রিক অ্যাসিড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acide picrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asid picric
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pikrinsäure
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピクリン酸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피크르산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asam picric
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

axit picric
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பைக்ரிக் அமிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिक्रिक ऍसिड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pikrik asit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acido picrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwas pikrynowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пікринової кислоти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

picric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πικρικό οξύ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pikriensuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pikrinsyra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pikrinsyre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of picric acid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PICRIC ACID»

The term «picric acid» is regularly used and occupies the 107.252 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PICRIC ACID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about picric acid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PICRIC ACID»

Discover the use of picric acid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to picric acid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Theory and Practice of Histological Techniques
Picric. acid. fixatives. Many picric acid fixatives require a saturated aqueous solution of picric acid. Aqueous picric acid 2.1% will produce a saturated solution and 5% picric acid a saturated solution in absolute ethanol.
John D. Bancroft, Marilyn Gamble, 2008
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Homoeopathic Drug Pictures
Margaret Lucy Tyler. PICRIC ACID Picric acid has taken its place as perhaps the greatest remedy of all for BRAIN FAG. One of its queerest symptoms, is that the least study causes burning along the spine. Other remedies noted as having ...
Margaret Lucy Tyler, 1952
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Chemistry, Society and Environment: A New History of the ...
(a) Picric acid Picric acid was discovered by the eccentric recluse Peter Woulfe in 1 771 when he observed the action of nitric acid on indigo. The fact was reported in the French chemical literature, and eight years later Jean Joseph Welter was ...
Colin Archibald Russell, Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), 2000
4
Approaches for the Remediation of Federal Facility Sites ...
Special precautions also are required if picric acid falls on concrete floors, because this causes the formation of sensitive calcium salts. • Metal and cement shells that contain picric acid must be sealed with a protective varnish to prevent  ...
Edwin Barth, 1994
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The Preparatory Manual of Explosives
19-04. Picric. Acid. 2,4,6-trinitrophenol. Expanded structure 3D structure Picric acid is a pale yellow, odorless solid with a melting point of 123 Celsius. It explodes when heated to 300 Celsius. It is relatively ...
Jared Ledgard, 2007
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Hazardous Waste Control in Research and Education
3.1 .3.5 Solutions of Picric Acid When dry, solid picric acid is a powerful explosive . In dilute aqueous solution, the hazard arises from the possibility of evaporation of the solution on stoppers, caps, or lids of containers, since the explosive can ...
Takashi Korenaga, Hiroshi Tsukube, Sumio Shinoda, 1994
7
Amino Acids
A variety of protein precipi- tants has been employed for this purpose, the most common being picric acid, perchloric acid, trichloroacetic acid, sulfosahcyhc acid, ethanol, and acetone. Picric acid is a very effective protein precipitant, but has ...
Alan A. Boulton, Glen B. Baker, James D. Wood, 1985
8
Explosive Effects and Applications
He prepared dinitrophenol and picric acid by nitrating phenol with nitric acid. Schmidt and Glaz (1869) were the first to show that the nitration process could be made to proceed more smoothly if the phenol were first dissolved in sulfuric acid.
Jonas A. Zukas, William Walters, William P. Walters, 2002
9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Compendium
J. 13, 148–152, 1919; Newcomb, C., The error due to impure picric acid in creatinine estimations, Biochem. J. 18, 291–293, 1924; Davidsen, O., Fixation of proteins after agarose gel electrophoresis by means of picric acid, Clin. Chim. Acta 21 ...
Roger L. Lundblad, 2007
10
The Chemistry of Explosives
In 1771, Woulfe prepared picric acid by treating indigo with nitric acid, and in 1778 Haussmann isolated picric acid also known as 2,4,6-trinitrophenol ( C6H3N3O7) (2.9). (2.9) Other early experimenters obtained picric acid by nitrating various ...
Jacqueline Akhavan, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PICRIC ACID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term picric acid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Winds of war: Japan's balloon bombs took the Pacific battle to …
... a demolition block beside the battery box on top of the chandelier contained a picric acid explosive that would destroy the control mechanism ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
2
St. Mary's Co. Gov. News Briefs
... not be accepted include Ammunition, Asbestos, Explosive Materials, Medical Waste, Pharmaceuticals, Radioactive Materials, and Picric Acid. «Southern Maryland Online, Jul 15»
3
Household hazardous waste collection
... not be accepted include Ammunition, Asbestos, Explosive Materials, Medical Waste, Pharmaceuticals, Radioactive Materials, and Picric Acid. «Bay Net, Jul 15»
4
Authorities conduct controlled explosion of contents of bottle found …
... used the search engine Google to identify the substance, which was yellow in color, and determined it to be picric acid, which is an explosive. «Journal Inquirer, Jun 15»
5
Stromal miR-200s contribute to breast cancer cell invasion through …
... Col-I gels from the co-culture system were visualized by standard PR staining with Picric acid/Sirius red (DC0040, Lengene, Beijing, China). «Nature.com, Jun 15»
6
San Bernardino Valley College science building reopened after …
San Bernardino Fire officials said the chemical, picric acid, was found in a drawer. In it's liquid state, the chemical is safe. But it's highly volatile if ... «San Bernardino County Sun, May 15»
7
Cloning, expression, and characterization of a Coxiella burnetii Cu …
Cells were fixed with 0.2% picric acid, 1% glutaraldehyde, 4% paraformaldehyde, 0.5 mM CaCl2 in phosphate buffered saline (PBS, 140 mM ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
8
Microangiopathy triggers, and inducible nitric oxide synthase …
After perfusion, the mice were immersed immediately in a chilled fixative consisting of 0.5% PFA and 15% (vol/vol) of a saturated picric acid ... «Nature.com, May 15»
9
Deadly diet pills which killed 21-year-old contain chemicals used in …
Dr Cotton revealed that during the First World War, DNP was sometimes used to fill armour-piercing shells as a mixture with picric acid, known ... «Birmingham Mail, Apr 15»
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Weight loss drug made from war chemicals gets deadly new reach …
During World War I, DNP was sometimes used to fill armour-piercing shells, as a mixture with picric acid, known as Shellite or Tridite. «The Conversation UK, Apr 15»

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