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oxalic acid definition

ox·alic acid (äk sal′ik)

a colorless, poisonous, crystalline acid, (COOH), found in oxalis and other plants or prepared synthetically and used in dyeing, bleaching, etc.

Etymology: Fr oxalique < L oxalis: see oxalis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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