picricadj.
/ˈpɪkrɪk/, U.S. /ˈpɪkrɪk/ Chemistry.
picric acid n. a yellow crystalline acid with a very bitter taste, obtained by nitrating phenol and used in the manufacture of explosives and in dyeing; 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C6H2(NO2)3OH.
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1838 R. D. Thomson Brit. Ann. 320 Picric acid.
1860 C. O'Neill Chem. Calico Printing 256 Picric Acid.—This is only lately introduced as a dyeing material for silks and woollens: it has no affinity for cotton.
1890 Nature 4 Sept. 444 The relative value of violent explosive agents, like picric acid or wet gun-cotton.
1931 C. E. Munroe & J. E. Tiffany Physical Testing Explosives 64 Guncotton, mercury fulminate, and picric acid have been used as cores, but TNT has been found most satisfactory.
1992 R. MacNeil Burden of Desire i. 6 In her holds were 2300 tons of picric acid, 225 tons of TNT, and 62 tons of gun cotton.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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