tetroxalate

noun

te·​trox·​a·​late

te‧ˈträksəˌlāt

: a complex acid oxalate (as potassium tetroxalate) made by adding one equivalent of base to four equivalents of oxalic acid

Word History

Etymology

tetra- + oxalate

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