| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LYDDITE | Explosive made of picric acid |
| lyddites | high explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid |
| lyddite | high explosive consisting chiefly of picric acid |
| maximite | powerful explosive consisting primarily of picric acid |
| melinite | high explosive containing picric acid |
| picrocarmine | a stain for microscope work made from carmine, ammonia, water and picric acid |
| picrocarmines | PICROCARMINE, a stain for microscope work made from carmine, ammonia, water and picric acid |
| guncotton | highly explosive cellulose nitrate, made by digesting clean cotton in a mixture of one part nitric acid and three parts sulfuric acid: used in making smokeless powder |
