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oxalic acid

ox·al·ic ac·id [ ok sàllik ássid ]


noun 
Definition:
 
colorless poisonous acid: a colorless poisonous acid. Source: plants, also made synthetically. Use: bleaching, dyeing, cleaning. H2C2O4

[< Latin oxalis "wood sorrel" (see oxalis), because it occurs naturally in the plant's leaves]
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