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# oxalic

adjective (oxalic acid)

«oxalic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Oxalic acid: a poisonous acid found in small amounts in plants like rhubarb leaves, sorrel and spinach, also used for cleaning and bleaching. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxalic/#m1)

### In the lessons

A science word: in lessons on safety and plants, children learn that rhubarb stalks are eaten but the leaves are poisonous because they contain a lot of oxalic acid. In chemistry it is used to remove rust and stains.

### Examples

- Rhubarb leaves are poisonous because they have oxalic acid in them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxalic/#x1)
- Spinach contains a little oxalic acid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxalic/#x2)
- Oxalic acid can remove rust stains from wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxalic/#x3)
- Never eat rhubarb leaves, only the stalks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxalic/#x4)
- The chemist warned that oxalic acid is harmful if swallowed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxalic/#x5)
- Some kidney stones are made with oxalic acid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxalic/#x6)

### Note

Almost always in «oxalic acid». Pronounced «ox-AL-ik». Salts are called oxalates. Safety: rhubarb stalks are safe to cook, but never eat the leaves; keep cleaning chemicals away from food.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oxalic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxalic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oxalic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oxalic.html) on Mova free.