oxalic acid
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A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (COOH)₂, found in rhubarb, spinach and other…
A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (COOH)₂, found in rhubarb, spinach and other plants, often as crystals of the calcium salt.
- 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.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for oxalic acid. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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