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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

Deutsch Oxalsäure
Español ácido oxálico
Suomi oksaalihappo
Français acide oxalique
Italiano acido ossalico
日本語 シュウ酸
Nederlands oxaalzuur
Português ácido oxálico
Svenska oxalsyra
Türkçe oksalik asit

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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