styph|nic acid

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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  • 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

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