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| ox·al·ic ac·id [ ok sàllik ássid ] |
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colorless poisonous acid: a colorless poisonous acid. Source: plants, also made synthetically. Use: bleaching, dyeing, cleaning. H2C2O4
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| [< Latin oxalis "wood sorrel" (see oxalis), because it occurs naturally in the plant's leaves] |
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