English dictionary
styphnic
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adjective
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Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringent acid, (NO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>.C<sub>6</sub>H.(OH)<sub>2</sub>, obtained by the action of nitric acid on resorcin. <i>Styphnic acid</i> resembles picric acid, but is not bitter. It acts like a strong dibasic acid, having a series of well defined salts.
Source: webster1913