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oxalic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ɒkˈsælɪk/
  • US: /ɑkˈsælɪk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to oxaluria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French oxalique, from Oxalis (“the sorrel plant”).

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: оксалов (oksalov) — of or pertaining to oxalic acid
  • Catalan: oxàlic — of or pertaining to oxalic acid
  • French: oxalique — of or pertaining to oxalic acid
  • Greek: οξαλικός (oxalikós) — of or pertaining to oxalic acid
  • Italian: ossalico — of or pertaining to oxalic acid
  • Portuguese: oxálico — of or pertaining to oxalic acid
  • Romanian: oxalic — of or pertaining to oxalic acid
  • Russian: щаве́левый (ščavélevyj) — of or pertaining to oxalic acid
  • Spanish: oxálico — of or pertaining to oxalic acid