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Picric acid Moderate

Picric acid has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

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Noun
1

a yellow toxic highly explosive strong acid; used in high explosives and as a dye and in chemical reactions

2

2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C₆H₂(NO₂)₃, prepared by the nitration of phenol or of aspirin; a toxic, yellow, explosive substance used in dyes, explosives, and as an antiseptic

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acid
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cid acid scid picid arcid alcid mucid lucid ficid lycid coccid esocid odacid marcid muscid raucid chacid viscid caecid diacid
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