Picric
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɪkɹɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Picric is an adjective meaning Designating a type of bitter yellow acid.
Meaning
Designating a type of bitter yellow acid.
Example Sentences
“Something in the picric family might do nicely,” Fatou went on, deploying maps and diagrams about the tiny room.
Baldy had not moved since lying down, and his regular and somewhat sterterous breathing […] told Monica that he was alive and resting comfortably. “A week of rest and good care and some picric acid on your burns will put you right, Baldy,” Monica told him.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pyrocitric, picramic, carbazotic, tetric, pipecolic, persulphocyanic.
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