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Oxalate

//ˈɒksəleɪt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any salt or ester of oxalic acid.
  2. 2
    a salt or ester of oxalic acid wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To coat (steel, etc.) with an oxalate.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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