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picot
picotee
picowave
picquet
picr-
picrate
picric acid
picrite
picro-
picrotoxin
Pict
Pictish
pictograph
Pictor
pictorial
pictorialism
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picro-
picro-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. bitter
picrotoxin
2. picric acid
picrate
[< Greek pikros "bitter, sharp" < Indo-European, "to cut"]
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