- styph|nic acid
- styph|nic acid «STIHF nihk»,a yellow crystalline compound obtained from resorcinol or the wood of certain trees, used in making explosives. Formula: C6H3N3O8
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styph|nic acid
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NO23C6HOH2 — Styphnic Styph nic, a. [Gr. (spurious) sty fein to contract.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringent acid, {(NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2}, obtained by the action of nitric acid on resorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric acid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Styphnic — Styph nic, a. [Gr. (spurious) sty fein to contract.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringent acid, {(NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2}, obtained by the action of nitric acid on resorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric acid, but is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
