styphnic acid

noun

styph·​nic acid

ˈstifnik-

: an explosive yellow crystalline astringent acid (NO₂)₃C₆H(OH)₂ obtained usually by nitration of resorcinol; 2,4,6-trinitro-resorcinol compare picric acid

Word History

Etymology

styphnic International Scientific Vocabulary styphn- (from G—in German styphninsäure styphnic acid—, irregular from Greek stryphnos astringent) + -ic

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