pic·ric acid
n : a bitter toxic explosive yellow crystalline strong acid C6H3N3O7 used esp. as a dye or biological stain, as an antiseptic, and as a precipitant for organic bases and polycyclic hydrocarbons - called also trinitrophenol .
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