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pic·rate

 (pĭk′rāt′)
n.
A salt or ester of picric acid.
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picrate

(ˈpɪkreɪt)
n
1. (Elements & Compounds) any salt or ester of picric acid, such as sodium picrate
2. (Elements & Compounds) a charge-transfer complex formed by picric acid
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Table-2: Extraction of metal picrates with ligands a.
To determine the ion transport properties of the synthesized compounds, transition metal picrate and dichromate liquid-liquid extraction studies were carried out.
Picrate and/or dichromate extraction experiments were carried out according to the literature [27].
The solutions of (1) in chloroform and dichloromethane were used to transport metal picrates from aqueous solution.
The extractability of aqueous metal picrates for ligand (1) into organic phasea.
The aqueous phase and the organic phase contained metal picrate and the ligands respectively.
The macrocycles with amide group were used in solvent extraction of picrates of metals such as [Ag.sup.+], [Hg.sup.2+], [Cd.sup.2+], [Zn.sup.2+], [Cu.sup.2+], [Ni.sup.2+], [Mn.sup.2+], [Co.sup.2+], and [Pb.sup.2+] from aqueous phase to the organic phase.
Farooq, "Synthesis, characterization and metal picrate extraction studies of salicylaldehyde derived macrocyclic schiff bases," International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, vol.
* Biogenic amines are well preserved by picrates such as Bouin (Sigma-Aldrich) but are also well preserved by formalin.