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PICRIC ACID
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A yellow toxic highly explosive strong acid; used in high explosives and as a dye and in chemical reactions
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Hypernyms ("picric acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)