STYPHNIC
\stˈa͡ɪfnɪk], \stˈaɪfnɪk], \s_t_ˈaɪ_f_n_ɪ_k]\
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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 not bitter. It acts like a strong dibasic acid, having a series of well defined salts.
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