picric

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪkɹɪk/

Adjective

picric (comparative more picric, superlative most picric)

1. Designating a type of bitter yellow acid.
   • 1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter IX, in The Understanding Heart:

     Baldy had not moved since lying down, and his regular and somewhat sterterous breathing […] told Monica that he was alive and resting comfortably. “A week of rest and good care and some picric acid on your burns will put you right, Baldy,” Monica told him.

   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 593:

     “Something in the picric family might do nicely,” Fatou went on, deploying maps and diagrams about the tiny room.

Derived terms

• picric acid

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French picrique.

Adjective

picric m or n (feminine singular picrică, masculine plural picrici, feminine and neuter plural picrice)

1. picric

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	picric		picrică		picrici	picrice
	definite	picricul		picrica		picricii	picricele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	picric		picrice		picrici	picrice
	definite	picricului		picricei		picricilor	picricelor