Etymology

oxalate

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Today it means: Any salt or ester of oxalic acid. Full definition →

French oxalate
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oxalate · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromoxalate
  2. English todayoxalate

From French oxalate, equivalent to oxalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

oxalate · verb2

Probably directly from the noun, through the influence of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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