🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

草酸盐

Pronunciation / Transliteration: cǎosuānyán

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Oxalate/ˈɒk.sə.leɪt/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"菠菜含有较高的草酸盐成分。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A salt or ester of oxalic acid, commonly found in many plants and capable of forming insoluble precipitates with calcium.

    "Spinach and rhubarb are well-known foods that contain high levels of oxalate."
  2. 2

    The ionized form of oxalic acid occurring in biological fluids and geological formations.

    "Excess calcium oxalate can crystallize to form kidney stones in susceptible individuals."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the chemical suffix '-ate' combined with 'oxalic', originating from Modern Latin 'oxalis' (sorrel), which comes from the Ancient Greek 'oxys' meaning sour or acid. The term entered chemical nomenclature in the early 19th century to describe salts and esters of oxalic acid.

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