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Meaning of oxalic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (COOH)₂, found in rhubarb, spinach and other plants, often as crystals of the calcium salt.

uncountable

Equivalents

Català àcid oxàlic
Čeština kyselina šťavelová
Cymraeg asid ocsalig
Dansk oxalsyre
Deutsch Oxalsäure
Esperanto okzalacido
Español ácido oxálico
Suomi oksaalihappo
Français acide oxalique
Galego ácido oxálico
Italiano acido ossalico
日本語 シュウ酸 蓚酸
Nederlands oxaalzuur
Polski kwas szczawiowy
Português ácido oxálico
Română acid oxalic
Русский щавелевая кислота
Svenska oxalsyra
Türkçe oksalik asit
Tiếng Việt axít oxalic

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

oxalic anhydride oxaline oxalinic acid oxaliplatin oxalis oxalite

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