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oxalic

UK/ɒkˈsælɪk/US/ɑkˈsælɪk/

oxalic adjective: of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

oxalic (not comparable)

  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.1880, William Blades, The Enemies of Books, page 92
  2. (rare) Of or pertaining to oxaluria.

oxalic meaning in Bengali

oxalic in Bengali

অক্সালিক অ্যাসিড, অক্সালুরিয়া সংক্রান্ত

Origin of oxalic

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

Words formed from oxalic

Phrases with oxalic

Questions about oxalic

What does oxalic mean?
Oxalic means of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.
What is oxalic in Bengali?
Oxalic in Bengali is অক্সালিক অ্যাসিড, অক্সালুরিয়া সংক্রান্ত. See Oxalic meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is oxalic?
Oxalic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce oxalic?
Oxalic is pronounced /ɒkˈsælɪk/ (UK).

Words near oxalic in the dictionary

  1. oxaldehydes
  2. oxaldihydrazone
  3. oxaldihydrazones
  4. oxalemia
  5. oxalethyline
  6. oxalic
  7. oxalic acid
  8. oxalic anhydride
  9. oxalidaceous
  10. oxaliferous
  11. oxaline

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oxalic (page history and authors); oxalic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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