picrate

English

Etymology

From picric acid +‎ -ate (“salt or ester”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

picrate (plural picrates)

1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of picric acid.

Derived terms

• picrated

Anagrams

• Patrice, apteric, paretic, pie cart

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πικρός (pikrós, “bitter”) +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.kʁat/

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Noun

picrate m (plural picrates)

1. (dated, chemistry) picrate (salt or ester of picric acid)
2. (colloquial, derogatory) plonk (cheap vine)

   Synonym: pinard

   • 2019, Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad, La fille de Vercingétorix [Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter] (Astérix), Vanves: Les Éditions Albert René, →ISBN, page 19:

     Bah ! Ex malo bonum ! Profitons-en pour faire le plein d'eau douce !
     De l'eau? Quand nos cales sont pleines de vin pris sur ce pinardier phénicien !?
     Parlons-en ! Regarde l'effet de ce picrate sur nos hommes !

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Further reading

• “picrate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.