How to Use oxalic acid in a Sentence

oxalic acid

noun

• Its sour taste comes from oxalic acid, which also gives rhubarb its tartness.
  — Susan Barocas, sun-sentinel.com, 17 July 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• For example, rhubarb contains 0.5% oxalic acid by weight, a substance that in large doses can cause joint pain and fatal kidney stones.
  — Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2013
• 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
• 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
• Both sorrel and spinach also contain small, edible amounts of oxalic acid.
  — Terri Milligan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2018
• 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
• Bar Keepers Friend contains oxalic acid, which breaks down mineral deposits and other grime.
  — Washington Post, 15 July 2019
• 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
• Rhubarb is another excellent copper cleaner, thanks to its oxalic acid content, Dahmen says.
  — Katherine Martinelli, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2020
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024