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ox·al·ic acid  (k-slk)

n.

A poisonous, colorless crystalline organic acid, HOOCCOOH·2H₂O, found in many plants, such as spinach, and used as a bleach and rust remover.

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[Latin oxalis, wood sorrel; see oxalis + -ic.]

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oxalic acid

Noun

a colourless poisonous acid found in many plants [Latin oxalis garden sorrel]

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oxalic acid  (k-slk)

A poisonous, crystalline acid found in a number of plants such as sorrel and the leaf blades of rhubarb. It is used for many industrial purposes, including rust removal and bleaching. Chemical formula: C₂H₂O₄.

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oxalic acid - a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis ethanedioic acid acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt