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oxalate

ox·a·late
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ok-suh-leyt]
    • /ˈɒk səˌleɪt/
    • /ˈɒksəlˌeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-suh-leyt]
    • /ˈɒk səˌleɪt/

Definitions of oxalate word

  • noun oxalate any salt or ester of oxalic acid, occurring in plants, especially spinach, rhubarb, and certain other vegetables and nuts, and capable of forming an insoluble salt with calcium and interfering with its absorption by the body. 1
  • noun oxalate a salt or ester of oxalic acid 0
  • noun oxalate a salt of oxalic acid containing the divalent, negative radical (COO)2 0
  • noun oxalate an uncharged ester of this acid 0

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Origin of oxalate

First appearance:

before 1785
One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-85; oxal(ic) + -ate2

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Parts of speech for Oxalate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

oxalate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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