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Picric acid

Picric acid is an organic compound with the formula (O2N)3C6H2OH. Its IUPAC name is 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP). The name "picric" comes from Greek: πικρός (pikros), meaning "bitter", due to its bitter taste. It is one of the most acidic phenols. Like other strongly nitrated organic compounds, picric acid is an explosive, which is its primary use. It has…

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Picric acid

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related to history · 15
Picric acid → Before, French, In, Initially, Its, Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Jean-Joseph Welter, Johann Rudolf Glauber, Justus, Kohlenstickstoffsäure, Liebig, Not, Peter Woulfe, Picric, The German
related to Derivatives · 10
Picric acid → Ammonium, Dunnite, Explosive, It, PA, Picatinny Arsenal, Picramide, TATB, TNT, United States
related to Antiseptic · 7
Picric acid → During, Hindenburg, It, Picric, Picric-acid, Western Front, World War
related to Blood tests · 6
Picric acid → By, Clinical, HCN, It, Jaffe, Picric
related to Synthesis · 6
Picric acid → Another, Carbon, During, In, Synthesis, The
related to Histology · 5
Picric acid → Bouin, DNA, It, Picric, Picrosirius
related to Optical metallography · 4
Picric acid → AZ31, However, In, The
related to Safety · 4
Picric acid → Glass, Modern, Picric, The
is a · 2
Picric acid → explosive, organic compound with the formula
related to Skin dye · 2
Picric acid → It, Much

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Picric acidis aorganic compound with the formula0.90text
Picric acidis aexplosive0.90text
animal horninstance ofit was made by nitrating substances0.80text
silkinstance ofit was made by nitrating substances0.80text
indigoinstance ofit was made by nitrating substances0.80text
and natural resininstance ofit was made by nitrating substances0.80text
the synthesis from indigo first being performed by Peter Woulfe in 1771.The German chemist Justus von Liebig had named picric acid Kohlenstickstoffsäureinstance ofit was made by nitrating substances0.80text
Picric acidrelated to AntisepticDuring0.60section
Picric acidrelated to AntisepticPicric-acid0.60section
Picric acidrelated to AntisepticIt0.60section
Picric acidrelated to AntisepticHindenburg0.60section
Picric acidrelated to AntisepticPicric0.60section

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