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- [ok-sal-ik as-id]
- /ɒkˈsæl ɪk ˈæs ɪd/
- /ɔkˈsælɪk ˈæsɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ok-sal-ik as-id]
- /ɒkˈsæl ɪk ˈæs ɪd/
Definitions of oxalic acid words
- noun oxalic acid a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous acid, H 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅2H 2 O, first discovered in the juice of the wood sorrel species of oxalis and obtained by reacting carbon monoxide with sodium hydroxide or certain carbohydrates with acids or alkalis: used chiefly for bleaching, as a cleanser, and as a laboratory reagent. 1
- noun oxalic acid poisonous acid found in many plants 0
- noun oxalic acid a colourless poisonous crystalline dicarboxylic acid found in many plants: used as a bleach and a cleansing agent for metals. Formula: (COOH)2 0
- noun oxalic acid a colorless, poisonous, crystalline acid, (COOH)2, found in oxalis and other plants or prepared synthetically and used in dyeing, bleaching, etc. 0
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Origin of oxalic acid
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95
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oxalic acid popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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