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salt of sorrel

salt of sorrel noun: acid potassium oxalate, or potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains.

Noun

salt of sorrel (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Acid potassium oxalate, or potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains.
    Synonyms:
    salt of lemon

Synonyms of salt of sorrel

Origin of salt of sorrel

So called because found in the sorrel plant.

Questions about salt of sorrel

What does salt of sorrel mean?
Salt of sorrel means acid potassium oxalate, or potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains.
What part of speech is salt of sorrel?
Salt of sorrel is a noun.

Words near salt of sorrel in the dictionary

  1. salt of colcothar
  2. salt of hartshorn
  3. salt of lemon
  4. salt of Saturn
  5. salt of soda
  6. salt of sorrel
  7. salt of tartar
  8. salt of the earth
  9. salt of tin
  10. salt of Venus
  11. salt of vitriol

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