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oxalic acid

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Main Entry:
ox·al·ic acid 
          Listen to the pronunciation of oxalic acid
Pronunciation:
\(ˌ)äk-ˈsa-lik-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French (acide) oxalique, from Latin oxalis
Date:
1790
: a poisonous strong acid (COOH)2 or H2C2O4 that occurs in various plants (as spinach) as oxalates and is used especially as a bleaching or cleaning agent and as a chemical intermediate


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