Picric
//ˈpɪkɹɪk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Designating a type of bitter yellow acid.
"Baldy had not moved since lying down, and his regular and somewhat sterterous breathing […] told Monica that he was alive and resting comfortably. “A week of rest and good care and some picric acid on your burns will put you right, Baldy,” Monica told him."
Example
More examples"Baldy had not moved since lying down, and his regular and somewhat sterterous breathing […] told Monica that he was alive and resting comfortably. “A week of rest and good care and some picric acid on your burns will put you right, Baldy,” Monica told him."
Etymology
From French picrique, from Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”).
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