Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Picric acid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A substance, C6H2.HO.(NO2)3, produced by the action of concentrated nitric acid on phenol or carbolic acid from coal-tar, and obtainable also by several other reactions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) Picric acid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry
picric acid
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Examples
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The Saudi student was arrested after he attempted to purchase over the Internet the chemical phenol, a key ingredient in the explosive trinitrophenol, or TNP, according to an FBI chemist cited in the affidavit.
FBI: Saudi student bought materials for bomb, considered Bush home as target 2011
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The Saudi student was arrested after he attempted to purchase over the Internet the chemical phenol, a key ingredient in the explosive trinitrophenol, or TNP, according to an FBI chemist cited in the affidavit.
FBI: Saudi student bought materials for bomb, considered Bush home as target 2011
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Phenol can be used to make the explosive trinitrophenol.
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The chemical can be used to make the explosive trinitrophenol, also known as TNP, court documents say.
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The FBI says phenol has common legitimate uses but can be used to make trinitrophenol, an explosive also known as picric acid.
FBI Arrests a Suspected Bomb Plotter Evan Perez 2011
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The Saudi student was arrested after he attempted to purchase over the Internet the chemical phenol, a key ingredient in the explosive trinitrophenol, or TNP, according to an FBI chemist cited in the affidavit.
FBI: Saudi student bought materials for bomb, considered Bush home as target 2011
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A North Carolina company alerted federal agents Feb. 1 after Aldawsari tried to buy online 10 bottles of the toxic chemical phenol, which can be used to make the explosive trinitrophenol, also known as TNP, USA TODAY's Kevin Johnson wrote earlier this month when court documents were released.
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Of the nitro-compounds, trinitrophenol, C_6H_2 (NO_2) _3OH (picric acid), was investigated.
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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A saturated solution is prepared by dissolving 140 grains of recrystallized picric acid (carbazotic acid, or, more correctly, trinitrophenol) in 1 pint of water with heat, and decanting the clear solution.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
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The FBI said the North Carolina company reported the attempts to purchase 1.3 gallons of phenol, a chemical that can be used to make the explosive trinitrophenol, also known as TNP, or picric acid.
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