-picrin

noun suffix

-pic·​rin

ˈpikrə̇n

plural -s

1

: bitter substance

gentiopicrin

2

: substance related to picric acid

chloropicrin

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary -picr- (from Greek pikros bitter) + -in

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