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picramic acid

picramic acid noun: the phenol 2-amino-4,6-dinitrophenol produced by the reduction of picric acid; it is used in the manufacture of azo dyes.

Noun

picramic acid (uncountable)

  1. The phenol 2-amino-4,6-dinitrophenol produced by the reduction of picric acid; it is used in the manufacture of azo dyes

Words formed from picramic acid

  • isopicramic acid

Questions about picramic acid

What does picramic acid mean?
Picramic acid means the phenol 2-amino-4,6-dinitrophenol produced by the reduction of picric acid; it is used in the manufacture of azo dyes.
What part of speech is picramic acid?
Picramic acid is a noun.

Words near picramic acid in the dictionary

  1. picral
  2. picrals
  3. picramate
  4. picramates
  5. picramic
  6. picramic acid
  7. picramide
  8. picrasmin
  9. picrate
  10. picrated
  11. picrates

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