oxalic acid
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Noun
[edit]- (organic chemistry) A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (COOH)2, found in rhubarb, spinach and other plants, often as crystals of the calcium salt.
- 1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 92:
- If not sufficiently purified, a little hydrochloric or oxalic acid, or caustic potash may be put in the water, according as the stains are from grease or from ink.
Synonyms
[edit]- acid of sugar (obsolete)
- ethandioic acid
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the dicarboxylic acid (ethandioic acid)
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