oxalic acid

ox·al·ic ac·id

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ok-sal-ik as-id]
- /ɒkˈsæl ɪk ˈæs ɪd/
- /ɔkˈsælɪk ˈæsɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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 about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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