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OXALIC
oxalic
(adjective) of or derived from oxalic acid
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
oxalic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.
(medicine, rare) Of or pertaining to oxaluria.
Source: Wiktionary
Ox*al"ic, a. Etym: [From Oxalis: cf. F. oxalique.] (Chem.)
Definition: Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family. Oxalic acid (Chem.), a dibasic acid, existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing, bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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