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oxalate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ok′sə lāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ox•a•late  (ok′sə lāt′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Biochemistry, Chemistryany salt or ester of oxalic acid, occurring in plants, esp. spinach, rhubarb, and certain other vegetables and nuts, and capable of forming an insoluble salt with calcium and interfering with its absorption by the body.
  • oxal(ic) + -ate2 1785–85

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