English Explanatory Dictionary

oxalate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of oxalic acid.
verb
  1. To coat (steel, etc.) with an oxalate.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒksəleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oxalate.wav

Word forms

oxalate oxalates oxalating oxalated

Etymology

From French oxalate, equivalent to oxalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Related words

oxaluria

Derived words

binoxalate bioxalate cadmium oxalate calcium oxalate dimethyl oxalate dioxalate hydrogenoxalate oxaliplatin oxalosis oxammite peroxalate plumbic oxalate quadrioxalate sodium oxalate trioxalate
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