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Picric means Designating a type of bitter yellow acid..
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/ˈpɪkɹɪk/ · adjective
Designating a type of bitter yellow acid..
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.
“Something in the picric family might do nicely,” Fatou went on, deploying maps and diagrams about the tiny room.
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Picric means Designating a type of bitter yellow acid..
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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.
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