How to Use oxalic acid in a Sentence
oxalic acid
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Its sour taste comes from oxalic acid, which also gives rhubarb its tartness.
—Susan Barocas, sun-sentinel.com, 17 July 2019
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While there is no scent listed, the formula does contain oxalic acid, so keep it away from your eyes.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2022
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The stalks are edible but the leaves contain high amounts of oxalic acid and are consequently toxic.
—Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 13 June 2020
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One note of caution: People with kidney problems should avoid star fruit because of its high levels of oxalic acid.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Oct. 2019
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The fungus infecting chestnut trees thrives by secreting a chemical called oxalic acid, which kills cells and allows the pathogen to feast on the dead tissue.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022
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To compare this new treatment to oxalic acid, a common chemical used by small-scale beekeepers, the researchers then treated 30 colonies with either the acid or the fungus.
—Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 4 June 2021
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Both sorrel and spinach also contain small, edible amounts of oxalic acid.
—Terri Milligan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2018
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Thymol, and other naturally occurring miticides like oxalic acid, formic acid and hops, are used in current treatments in the form of strips or trays that go inside the hive.
—Michelle Cohan, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
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Bar Keepers Friend contains oxalic acid, which breaks down mineral deposits and other grime.
—Washington Post, 15 July 2019
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But the approval of the most efficacious methods for application of oxalic acid is tied up in bureaucratic delay.
—Steven Savage, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022
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Rhubarb is another excellent copper cleaner, thanks to its oxalic acid content, Dahmen says.
—Katherine Martinelli, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2020
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Bees can fall sick or die if concentrations of oxalic acid are too high, and other chemical miticides can cause reproductive problems in the pollinators.
—Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 4 June 2021
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When energy is available, the microbes spit out oxalic acid, which precipitates as calcium oxalate crystals and causes further disruption.
—Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2016
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Dissolving them in salt water or ammonium sulfate solutions, and then precipitating them out with oxalic acid or ammonium bicarbonate – inexpensive chemicals – does the trick.
—Willy Shih, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2021
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