oxalic acid
English
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Noun
- (organic chemistry) A colourless, crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (COOH)2, found in rhubarb, spinach and other plants, often as crystals of the calcium salt.
Synonyms
- acid of sugar (obsolete)
- ethandioic acid
Derived terms
Translations
the dicarboxylic acid (ethandioic acid)
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