Etymology

picric

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Today it means: Designating a type of bitter yellow acid. Full definition →

French picrique ← Ancient Greek πικρός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπικρός“bitter”
  2. French · derived frompicrique
  3. English todaypicric

From French picrique, from Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchpicrique all →

picric acid

Ancient Greekπικρός all →

gentiopicrinpicric acidpicritepicro-picrolitepicropharmacolite

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