'Stryphnic' definitions:

Definition of 'Stryphnic'

From: GCIDE

Stryphnic \Stryph"nic\, a. [Gr. ? astringent.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid, obtained by the action of acetic acid and potassium nitrite on uric acid, as a yellow crystalline substance, with a bitter, astringent taste. [1913 Webster]