calcium oxalate

noun

|Updated on: 4 Jun 2018

Definition of calcium oxalate

: a crystalline salt CaC₂O₄ normally deposited in many plant cells and in animals sometimes excreted in urine or retained in the form of urinary calculi

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Both are small and hard-shelled and are sometimes even covered in a protective coating of calcium oxalate.

— julissa treviño, Smithsonian, "Do Mama Stick Insects Get Eaten to Transport Their Eggs?," 30 May 2018
About 20 percent of gout sufferers, without therapy, will develop kidney stones made from uric acid, not calcium oxalate.

— Philly.com, "For Franklin, it came down to lifestyle, family history," 8 Oct. 2017

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1868

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calcium oxalate

noun

medical Definition of calcium oxalate

: a colorless crystalline salt CaC₂O₄·H₂O that is noted for its insolubility and is sometimes excreted in urine or retained in the form of urinary calculi