oxalic

adj
/ɒkˈsælɪk/UK/ɑkˈsælɪk/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French oxalique, from Oxalis (“the sorrel plant”).

  1. borrowed from oxalique

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.

    • If not sufficiently purified, a little hydrochloric or oxalic acid, or caustic potash may be put in the water, according as the stains are from grease or from ink.
  2. Of or pertaining to oxaluria.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for oxalic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA