释义 |
styph·nic acid \ˈstifnik-\ noun Etymology: styphnic International Scientific Vocabulary styphn- (from German — in German styphninsäure styphnic acid — , irregular from Greek stryphnos astringent) + -ic — more at strubbly : an explosive yellow crystalline astringent acid (NO2)3C6H(OH)2 obtained usually by nitration of resorcinol; 2,4,6-trinitro-resorcinol — compare picric acid |