- 1. 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. Source: opted
- 2. 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. Source: webster
- 3. Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringentacid, (NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2, obtained by the action of nitric acid onresorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric acid, but is not bitter. Itacts like a strong dibasic acid, having a series of well definedsalts. Source: adambom
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