Assertion: picric acid | /r/ObjectUse | used as a chemical reagent
Facets:
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
value: as a booster
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Picric acid (C 6 H 2 (NO 2 ) 3 OH), also known as trinitrophenol, is primarily used as a chemical reagent and as a booster to detonate other, less sensitive explosives, such as TNT (trinitrotoluene).