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picrate

pic·rate
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pik-reyt]
    • /ˈpɪk reɪt/
    • /pˈɪkreɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pik-reyt]
    • /ˈpɪk reɪt/

Definitions of picrate word

  • noun picrate a salt or ester of picric acid. 1
  • noun picrate any salt or ester of picric acid, such as sodium picrate 0
  • noun picrate a charge-transfer complex formed by picric acid 0
  • noun picrate a salt or ester of picric acid, usually highly explosive and sensitive to shock 0

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Origin of picrate

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; picr(ic acid) + -ate2

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Parts of speech for Picrate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

picrate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

picrate usage trend in Literature

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