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oxamic acid

oxamic acid noun: the monoamide of oxalic acid H₂NC(=O)C(=O)OH; any derivative of this compound.

Noun

oxamic acid (countable and uncountable, plural oxamic acids)

  1. The monoamide of oxalic acid H₂NC(=O)C(=O)OH; any derivative of this compound

Forms of oxamic acid

pluraloxamic acids

Words formed from oxamic acid

Questions about oxamic acid

What does oxamic acid mean?
Oxamic acid means the monoamide of oxalic acid H₂NC(=O)C(=O)OH; any derivative of this compound.
What part of speech is oxamic acid?
Oxamic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of oxamic acid?
The plural of oxamic acid is oxamic acids.

Words near oxamic acid in the dictionary

  1. oxametacin
  2. oxamethane
  3. oxamethanes
  4. oxamethylane
  5. oxamic
  6. oxamic acid
  7. oxamic acids
  8. oxamid
  9. oxamidation
  10. oxamidations
  11. oxamide

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