• (a.) 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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<chemistry> 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. ... Origin: Gr. (spurious) styfein to contract. ... Source: Web...
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Styph'nic adjective [ Greek (spurious)
sty`fein to contract.]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringent acid, (NO
2 )
3 .C
6 H.(OH)
2 , obtained by the action of nitric acid on resorcin.
Styphnic acid re...
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