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oxalic acid
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
OXALIC
a.[Gr. sorrel, acid. ] Pertaining to sorrel. The oxalic acid is the acid of sorrel.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
OXALIC
Ox *al "ic, a. Etym: [From Oxalis: cf. F. oxalique.] (Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family. Oxalic acid (Chem. ), a dibasic acid, existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing, bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.
New American Oxford Dictionary
oxalic acid
ox al ic ac id |äkˈsalik ɑkˌsælɪk ˈæsəd | ▶noun Chemistry a poisonous crystalline acid with a sour taste, present in rhubarb leaves, wood sorrel, and other plants. Its uses include bleaching and cleansing. [Alternative name: ethanedioic acid; chem. formula: (COOH ) 2. ] DERIVATIVES ox a late |ˈäksəˌlāt |noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: oxalic from French oxalique, via Latin from Greek oxalis ‘wood sorrel. ’
Oxford Dictionary
oxalic acid
oxalic acid |ɒkˈsalɪk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a poisonous crystalline acid with a sour taste, present in rhubarb leaves, wood sorrel, and other plants. ●Alternative name: ethanedioic acid; chem. formula: (COOH ) 2. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: oxalic from French oxalique, via Latin from Greek oxalis ‘wood sorrel ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
oxalic
ox al ic /ɑksǽlɪk |ɔk- /形容詞 〘化 〙蓚 （しゆう ）酸の ▸ oxalic acid 蓚酸
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