Usually means: Powerful, yellow, explosive aromatic compound.
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  1. picric acid: Merriam-Webster
  2. picric acid: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. picric acid: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  7. picric acid: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
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  11. picric acid: Rhymezone
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  1. picric acid: Encyclopedia

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  1. picric acid: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (picric acid)

noun:  (organic chemistry) 2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C₆H₂(NO₂)₃, prepared by the nitration of phenol or of aspirin; a toxic, yellow, explosive substance used in dyes, explosives, and as an antiseptic

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