oxalic acid

ox·al·ic acid

 (ŏk-săl′ĭk)

n.

A poisonous, colorless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, C₂H₂O₄, 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

(ɒkˈsælɪk)

n

(Elements & Compounds) a colourless poisonous crystalline dicarboxylic acid found in many plants: used as a bleach and a cleansing agent for metals. Formula: (COOH)2. Systematic name: ethanedioic acid

[C18: from French oxalique, from Latin oxalis garden sorrel; see oxalis]

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ox•al′ic ac′id

(ɒkˈsæl ɪk)

n.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous acid, H₂C₂O₄∙2H₂O, used chiefly for bleaching, as a cleanser, and as a laboratory reagent.

[1785–95; < French oxalique. See oxalis, -ic]

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ox·al·ic acid

(ŏk-săl′ĭk)

A poisonous, crystalline acid found in a number of plants. It is used for many industrial purposes, including rust removal and bleaching.

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Noun

1.

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

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Translations

Oxalsäure

oksaalihappo

acide oxalique

oksalsyre

kwas szczawiowy

oxalsyra

oxalic acid

n → Oxalsäure f

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ox·al·ic ac·id

n. ácido oxálico.

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