Etymology

oxalic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its derivatives. Full definition →

French oxalique
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  1. French · borrowed fromoxalique
  2. English todayoxalic

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

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