Definition of Oxalec
Ox*al"ic (?), a. [From Oxalis:
cf. F. oxalique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived
from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating
an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain
plant of the Buckwheat family.
Oxalic acid (Chem.), a dibasic acid,
existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many
plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large
scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a
white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is
poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing,
bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in
salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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