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What (who) is picric acid - definition
CHEMICAL COMPOUND
Picric Acid; Lyddite; Trinitrophenol; 2,4,6-trinitro-phenol; Melenite; 2,4,6-trinitro-1-phenol; 2-hydroxy-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene; Carbazotic acid; Phenol trinitrate; Picronitric acid; Lydium stome; 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol; C6H3N3O7; 2,4,6-trinitrophenol; Liddite
picric acid
['p?kr?k]
¦ noun Chemistry a bitter yellow compound obtained by nitrating phenol, used as a dye and in the manufacture of explosives.
Origin
C19: picric from Gk pikros 'bitter' + -ic.
Melenite
·noun An explosive of great destructive power;
- so called from its color, which resembles honey.
Trinitrophenol
·noun Picric acid.
Wikipedia
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 also been used as medicine (antiseptic, burn treatments) and as a dye.
Examples of use of picric acid
1. A munitions ship collided with a freighter carrying TNT and picric acid.
2. Multimedia extras introduce visitors to the environs above and below sea level with a 1'0' cityscape taken from across the Halifax Harbour, and animated surveys of the harbour‘s ‘topography.‘ Next, City of Ruins recounts the fatal collision on the morning of Dec. 6 between the relief ship, Imo, and the munitions–laden Mont Blanc – the latter carrying over 2,500 tons of benzol fuel, TNT, picric acid, and gun cotton. (The explosion threw one of the ship‘s gun barrels more than three miles inland, lifted a Navy tug entirely out of the water and onto a nearby pier, and drove a 60–foot wall of water over the Halifax shoreline.) Here, extras include profiles of the ships involved and a "historical docu–comic" paying tribute to the city‘s firefighters.