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What (who) is lyddite - 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
Lyddite
·add. ·noun A high explosive consisting principally of picric acid, used as a shell explosive in the British service;
- so named from the proving grounds at Lydd, England.
lyddite
['l?d??t]
¦ noun a high explosive containing picric acid, used by the British during the First World War.
Origin
C19: named after Lydd, a town in Kent where the explosive was first tested, + -ite1.
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.
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.
