trinitrophenol

[ trahy-nahy-troh-fee-nawl, -nol ]
/ traɪˌnaɪ troʊˈfi nɔl, -nɒl /

Chemistry.

picric acid.

Origin of trinitrophenol

trinitro- + phenol

Words nearby trinitrophenol

trinitrobenzene, trinitrocellulose, trinitrocresol, trinitroglycerin, trinitroglycerine, trinitrophenol, trinitrophenylmethylnitramine, trinitrotoluene, trinity, trinity brethren, trinity house

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British Dictionary definitions for trinitrophenol

trinitrophenol
/ (traɪˌnaɪtrəʊˈfiːnɒl) /

noun

another name for picric acid