oxalate
/ˈɒksəleɪt/
oxalate noun: any salt or ester of oxalic acid.
Noun
oxalate (plural oxalates)
- Any salt or ester of oxalic acid.
Verb
oxalate (third-person singular simple present oxalates, present participle oxalating, simple past and past participle oxalated)
- To coat (steel, etc.) with an oxalate.
oxalate meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian
oxalate in Tamil
- ஒட்சலேற்று, ஆக்சலேட்
oxalate in Malay
- salt or ester of oxalic acid
- oksalat
oxalate in Indonesian
- salt or ester of oxalic acid
- oksalat
Forms of oxalate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | oxalates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | oxalates |
| present participle | oxalating |
| past participle | oxalated |
| past | oxalated |
Origin of oxalate
From French oxalate, equivalent to oxalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).
Probably directly from the noun, through the influence of -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Words formed from oxalate
- binoxalate
- bioxalate
- cadmium oxalate
- calcium oxalate
- dimethyl oxalate
- dioxalate
- hydrogenoxalate
- oxaliplatin
- oxalosis
- oxammite
- peroxalate
- plumbic oxalate
- quadrioxalate
- sodium oxalate
- trioxalate
Questions about oxalate
- What does oxalate mean?
- Oxalate means any salt or ester of oxalic acid.
- What is oxalate in Tamil?
- Oxalate in Tamil is ஒட்சலேற்று, ஆக்சலேட். See Oxalate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is oxalate?
- Oxalate can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce oxalate?
- Oxalate is pronounced /ˈɒksəleɪt/.
- What is the plural of oxalate?
- The plural of oxalate is oxalates.
Words near oxalate in the dictionary
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