OXALATE

oxalate

(noun) a salt or ester of oxalic acid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oxalate (plural oxalates)

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of oxalic acid.

Source: Wiktionary


Ox"a*late, n. Etym: [Cf. F. oxalate. See Oxalic.] (Chem.)

Definition: A salt of oxalic acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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