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# oxalic

«oxalic» in Mova's school dictionary: **Oxalic acid: a poisonous acid found in small amounts in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (oxalic acid)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxalic/#m1)

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

### In the corpora

- [Rhubarb stalks are safe to eat cooked, but rhubarb leaves are poisonous because they contain a lot of oxalic acid.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/255-plants-deeper-poisonous-and-stinging-plants-and-staying-safe/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «oxalic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oxalic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.